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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What item was given to Banneker as a gift?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Pocket watch.
(c) Rifle.
(d) Books.

12. What status was given to Banneker's mother?
(a) Traitor.
(b) Emancipator.
(c) Freewoman.
(d) Slave.

13. Who was called upon to recreate the plans after they were taken out of the country?
(a) Adams.
(b) Revere.
(c) Banneker.
(d) Ellicot.

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

15. What was the name of the major in charge of the plans for Washington, DC?
(a) L' Enfant,
(b) Jackson.
(c) Peters.
(d) Wellington.

Short Answer Questions

1. The husband and wife learned to grow which crop?

2. For which newspaper did Latimer work as a child?

3. What was the name of Matzeliger's company?

4. What was the grandmother's heritage?

5. How many years did the woman spend in bondage for the crime?

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