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

2. Garrett Morgan designed his most important invention to serve which profession?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Professors.
(c) Firefighters.
(d) Police.

3. Who was the operator of a nearby school?
(a) Bell.
(b) Houser.
(c) Banneker.
(d) Douglass.

4. What was the name of the law passed due to Latimer's case?
(a) Freedom Law.
(b) Transient Absolution Law.
(c) Fugitive Slave Law.
(d) Personal Liberty Counsel Law.

5. Which company hired Latimer upon his return from war?
(a) George and Cutler.
(b) Garrison and Douglass.
(c) Crosby and Gould.
(d) Wright and Woods.

Short Answer Questions

1. Matzeliger was born in 1852 in which country?

2. What was the title of the book?

3. What was Latimer's position in the company?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. The text claims that Banneker was born of unusual stock. What does that mean?

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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