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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Rillieux's father do for a living?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Merchant.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Bible salesman.

2. What was the grandmother's heritage?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Indian.
(d) English.

3. Where was Elijah McCoy born?
(a) Canada.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Paris.
(d) Louisiana.

4. In what year was the product invented?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1903.

5. Where did McCoy's parents move from before McCoy was born?
(a) Virgnia.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Alabama.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous publication eulogized Latimer after his death?

2. How long did it take for Banneker to create the item?

3. In what year was Benjamin Banneker born?

4. From whom was Banneker able to borrow books on the subject?

5. Latimer received the patent for creating a manufacturing process for which item?

(see the answer key)

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