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

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

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

4. Who operated the company?
(a) Franklin.
(b) Garrison.
(c) Hearst.
(d) Williams.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What event was attended by Banneker?

3. Who was called upon to recreate the plans after they were taken out of the country?

4. To what state the did McCoy family eventually move?

5. At what age did Woods get his first job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Before the invention of the Safety Hood, Garrett Morgan was involved in another field. What was the field? What invention came out of Morgan's work in that area?

2. What were McCoy's natural gifts? What prevented McCoy from working in his chosen field when he returned to the US?

3. What problems did McCoy notice on his job as a railroad fireman? What were McCoy's thoughts on the process? What did McCoy do to remedy the situation?

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

5. Discuss Wood's first patent. What patent soon followed? How were Woods' patents connected?

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

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

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

9. What barrier did Banneker face when he decided to create a clock from scratch?

10. What activity did Banneker undertake when he was 41 years old? Why was the project important?

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