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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1881 Woods moved to which US city?
(a) Boston.
(b) Pittsburgh.
(c) Cincinnati.
(d) Cleveland.

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

3. In what year did Edison invent the electric light?
(a) 1879
(b) 1891.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1880.

4. What was Lewis Latimer's middle name?
(a) Howard.
(b) Frederick.
(c) Harold.
(d) Mitchell.

5. Garrett Morgan designed his most important invention to serve which profession?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Police.
(c) Professors.
(d) Firefighters.

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

7. What was Latimer's position in the company?
(a) Draftsman.
(b) Mechanical engineer.
(c) Surveyor.
(d) Consultant.

8. How old was Lewis hen his father left?
(a) 8.
(b) 16.
(c) 10.
(d) 11.

9. Lewis joined which branch of the military during the Civil War?
(a) Navy.
(b) Army.
(c) Coast Guard.
(d) Marines.

10. What type of mill was built?
(a) Corn.
(b) Oat.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Millet.

11. What item came from Morgan's experiments?
(a) Rubber cement.
(b) Hair straightener.
(c) Fabric Starch.
(d) Wite Out.

12. Banneker was called upon to help which man build a new mill?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Edwards.
(c) Endicott.
(d) Wilson.

13. On what charge was the grandmother arrested?
(a) Burglary.
(b) Helping slaves run away.
(c) Murder.
(d) Theft.

14. What was so unique about the item?
(a) It supplied new techniques to farmers.
(b) It was excessively large.
(c) It was the first in the U.S.
(d) It was lighter than all others.

15. Matzeliger was born in 1852 in which country?
(a) Croatia.
(b) Zimbabwe.
(c) Surinam.
(d) Kenya.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The company specialized in which area?

3. What famous publication eulogized Latimer after his death?

4. In which US city did Rillieux live?

5. Who was the operator of a nearby school?

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