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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 company specialized in which area?
(a) Sewing machines.
(b) Patents.
(c) Small engine parts.
(d) Electrical accessories.

2. Latimer received the patent for creating a manufacturing process for which item?
(a) Neon tubing.
(b) Halogen lights.
(c) Carbon filaments.
(d) Fluorescent lamps.

3. What was McCoy's position within the company?
(a) Electrician.
(b) Gopher.
(c) Draftsman.
(d) Fireman.

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

5. In what year was Benjamin Banneker born?
(a) 1717.
(b) 1731.
(c) 1742.
(d) 1776.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which company hired Latimer upon his return from war?

2. Banneker chastised the man for which of the following?

3. In what major city was Rillieux sent to get an education?

4. How old was Banneker in 1772?

5. To which state did Latimer flee to gain freedom?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Rillieux became interested in what process? What process was in place when Rillieux began? How did Rillieux's invention help the industry?

3. What items did Banneker use to assist in creating the project? How long did it take to build? What was unusual about the piece?

4. List at least five of Woods' inventions.

5. Banneker's grandparents were farmers. Explain why the couple had unusual success and with which crops.

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

7. 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?

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

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

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