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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What nationality was Rillieux's father?
(a) Belgian.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) French.

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

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

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

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

7. Woods' first patent was for which item?
(a) Lubrication system.
(b) Lamp.
(c) Air brakes.
(d) Furnace.

8. To which important founding father did Banneker write?
(a) Adams.
(b) Washington.
(c) Franklin.
(d) Jefferson.

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

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

11. In what major city was Rillieux sent to get an education?
(a) Geneva.
(b) London.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Paris.

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

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

14. Banneker's grandfather was born of royal blood from which country?
(a) Java.
(b) Indonesia.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Africa.

15. Rillieux became interested in the process of refining which of the following?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Milk.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item was given to Banneker as a gift?

2. Which famous person stepped forward to help Latimer with his legal troubles?

3. In what year was Benjamin Banneker born?

4. What adjective best suits Banneker when it came to his new passion?

5. In what capacity did Latimer work for Edison?

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