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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event was attended by Banneker?
(a) Boston Tea Party.
(b) First Battle at Lexington.
(c) Signing of the Declaration of Independence.
(d) Third Continental Congress.

2. Jan Earnst Matzeliger is most well known for revolutionizing which industry?
(a) Manufacture of clothing.
(b) Small engine.
(c) Shoe.
(d) Firearms.

3. What was the surname of the company's owner?
(a) Maxim.
(b) Mason.
(c) Andrews.
(d) Smith.

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

5. What was the name of Matzeliger's company?
(a) United Shoe Machinery Corporation.
(b) New England Clockworks.
(c) International Clothing Company.
(d) Boston Breeches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the surname name of Banneker's grandmother?

2. What word is used in reference to McCoy's fascination with mechanical objects?

3. What was the name of the major in charge of the plans for Washington, DC?

4. What item was invented during Latimer's association with the school?

5. Banneker's grandfather was born of royal blood from which country?

Short Essay Questions

1. What astounding accomplishment did Banneker make in regards to the building of Washington, DC?

2. What was revolutionary about Matzeliger's invention? What had stopped previous inventors from creating the same machine?

3. What was the reason Rillieux decided to leave New Orleans? Where did Rillieux go?

4. Banneker became interested in politics. Which event did Banneker attend? Which speech moved Banneker the most in regards to the new government?

5. Who was Benjamin Banneker? What was Banneker's contribution to the country?

6. What type of company did Woods start? Was the company lucrative? What was Woods' preferred occupation?

7. What job did Lewis Latimer get that helped to propel him into the field of drafting? What did Latimer propose to his employers? How did it affect his career?

8. Explain the heritage and early years of Jan Earnst Matzeliger. Where did the family originate? At what age did Matzeliger come to the US?

9. Explain how Woods taught himself to become an engineer.

10. Norbert Rillieux was born to a wealthy French inventor. What invention did the father create? How did the father's education affect Norbert? Why was the decision made?

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