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

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

3. The text claims that the charges were:
(a) True.
(b) Excessive.
(c) False.
(d) Deliberate.

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

5. In what year did Latimer's former master try to claim him?
(a) 1873.
(b) 1842.
(c) 1854.
(d) 1861.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What event was attended by Banneker?

4. Where was Elijah McCoy born?

5. What was Lewis Latimer's middle name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the purpose of the telephone patents? Why were the inventions important? What industry eventually adopted the system?

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

3. What life changing event occurred in Banneker's pre-teen years?

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

5. 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?

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

7. List at least five of Woods' inventions.

8. How did Latimer's case change the face of the law in regards to escaped slaves?

9. What gift was given to Banneker? What about the gift fascinated Banneker to the point of near obsession?

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

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