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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Latimer's wife?

2. What was the name of the company Latimer worked for next?

3. In which state did the family settle when they came to the United States?

4. What adjective best suits Banneker when it came to his new passion?

5. To which state did Woods move?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. List at least five of Woods' inventions.

5. 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?

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

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

8. hen did McCoy obtain his first patent? What was the invention? What other inventions can be attributed to McCoy?

9. What is the opening passage of the story of Benjamin Banneker? Which famous people were involved?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Granville T. Woods was commonly referred to as "The Black Edison." Write a 1000 word essay on Wood's work as it compares to Edison's work. Do you think Woods was flattered or insulted by the comparison to Edison? Which inventions of Edison's inspired Woods and vice versa? What was the relationship between Woods and Edison?

Essay Topic 2

Some cities, foreign and domestic, seemed to be more open to accepting black pioneers in science. Why were some cities friendlier than others? Which were the most open and supportive? Which were oppressive? How did the scientists deal with the oppression in some cities? What foreign cities contributed to the education and professional life of a scientist? Examine the scientists' experiences in the cities of their youth. Be sure to include Carver's experiences in New Orleans.

Essay Topic 3

Norbert Rillieux was deeply influenced by his father's intelligence and creative genius. Explore Rillieux's reason for attending school in Paris. Compare and contrast the education system in France to the system in the United States in the early 1800s and modern times.

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