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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the books was written by which famous author?
(a) Newton.
(b) Galileo.
(c) Da Vinci.
(d) Homer.

2. Just dreamed of raising enough money to attend which school?
(a) Northwestern.
(b) Kimball Academy.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Kentucky School for Negroes.

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

4. What product is most commonly linked to Carver?
(a) Peanuts.
(b) Electricity.
(c) Plastics.
(d) Soybeans.

5. What subject began to interest Banneker about this time?
(a) Earth Science.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Politics.
(d) Geography.

Short Answer Questions

1. The company specialized in which area?

2. What did Rillieux's father do for a living?

3. One of Carver's main concerns at the outset was how to do what?

4. In what US city did Julian attend high school?

5. What word best describes Banneker's family?

(see the answer key)

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