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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which inventor was most often compared to Thomas Edison?
(a) Woods.
(b) Morgan.
(c) Latimer.
(d) McCoy.

2. Which adjective best describes Matzeliger's family?
(a) Tortured.
(b) Impoverished.
(c) Sheltered.
(d) Aristocratic.

3. How long did it take for Banneker to create the item?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 years.

4. Which activity began to take up Banneker's free time?
(a) Learning to speak French.
(b) Breaking horses.
(c) Tooling leather.
(d) Analyzing time pieces.

5. Who operated the company?
(a) Garrison.
(b) Hearst.
(c) Franklin.
(d) Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nationality was Rillieux's father?

2. In what year did Edison invent the electric light?

3. Where did McCoy's parents move from before McCoy was born?

4. Early on, Latimer developed which of the following for railroad cars?

5. What was the occupation of Julian's wife?

(see the answer key)

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