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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 was so unique about the item?
(a) It was lighter than all others.
(b) It supplied new techniques to farmers.
(c) It was the first in the U.S.
(d) It was excessively large.

2. Where was Elijah McCoy born?
(a) Canada.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Paris.

3. For which newspaper did Latimer work as a child?
(a) Liberator.
(b) Daily News.
(c) Abolition News.
(d) Advocate.

4. How many patents were held by McCoy?
(a) 25.
(b) 40.
(c) 50.
(d) 10.

5. In what year did McCoy obtain his first patent?
(a) 1872.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1863.
(d) 1914.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what capacity did Latimer work for Edison?

2. Which of the following was not invented by Granville Woods?

3. The company specialized in which area?

4. In what year did Latimer's former master try to claim him?

5. In which US city did Rillieux live?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the public receive McCoy's inventions? What common phrase showed the industries' appreciation for McCoy's work?

2. When and where was Elijah McCoy born? What actions taken by McCoy's parents may have ensured McCoy's success?

3. Who is Granville T. Woods? To who is he often compared? What was Woods' field of study?

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

5. Describe George Latimer's contribution to the abolitionist movement, how it came about, and which famous people helped Latimer along the way.

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

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

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

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

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

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