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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which US city did Rillieux live?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Atlanta.

2. To what state the did McCoy family eventually move?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Michigan.
(d) New York.

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 item was not invented by McCoy?
(a) Ironing board.
(b) Lawn sprinkler.
(c) Telegraph.
(d) Lubricating cup.

5. Banneker eventually created his project solely out of which material?
(a) Iron.
(b) Wood.
(c) Copper.
(d) Scrap metal.

6. The school specialized in which area?
(a) Electrical engineering.
(b) Art instruction.
(c) Disabled children.
(d) Clothing.

7. At what age did Woods get his first job?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 11.
(d) 15.

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

9. Banneker spent a great deal of his day performing which activity?
(a) Tending horses.
(b) Playing music.
(c) Chores.
(d) Building machinery.

10. The company specialized in which area?
(a) Electrical accessories.
(b) Small engine parts.
(c) Sewing machines.
(d) Patents.

11. What type of company was opened by Woods?
(a) Shoe manufacturer.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Physics lab.
(d) Electric.

12. What revolutionary invention was used to make the crops grow?
(a) Rototiller.
(b) Pesticides.
(c) Mechanical hoe.
(d) Irrigation canals.

13. What was the surname name of Banneker's grandmother?
(a) Washington.
(b) Walsh.
(c) Wendell.
(d) Wilkey.

14. Morgan was also involved in working with what type of machines?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Agricultural.
(c) Surgical.
(d) Shoe manufacturing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which state did the family settle when they came to the United States?

2. Lewis joined which branch of the military during the Civil War?

3. Matzeliger was born in 1852 in which country?

4. What was so unique about the item?

5. In what year did McCoy obtain his first patent?

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