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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. The school specialized in which area?

2. What was the title of the book?

3. What was so unique about the item?

4. What famous publication eulogized Latimer after his death?

5. How old was Lewis hen his father left?

Short Essay Questions

1. What job did Lewis Latimer get that helped to propel him into the field of drafting? What did Latimer propose to his employers? How did it affect his career?

2. List at least five of Woods' inventions.

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. What type of company did Woods start? Was the company lucrative? What was Woods' preferred occupation?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Granville T. Woods had a great deal of experience in the field of electricity before returning to his status as a full time inventor. Create a time line of Woods' inventions. Write at least two paragraphs on each invention. What other inventors may have been involved? What was Woods' most important invention? How many patents did Woods hold?

Essay Topic 2

The Latimer family gave two important and innovative scientists to the world. Discuss the Latimer family and their contributions. Begin with the struggles and accomplishments of George Latimer. Include Latimer's relationships with Garrison and Douglass. What was George Latimer's biggest contribution to the scientific world? Discuss possible reasons Latimer abandoned his family, how it affected them, and may or may not have influenced Lewis Howard Latimer's career. Also discuss Lewis' biggest accomplishments. What might be different if George had not abandoned his family?

Essay Topic 3

Jan Earnst Matzeliger was not willing to be thwarted when he decided to create a machine that would change the face of the shoe industry. Explain in detail Matzeliger's idea. Which part of the industry did Matzeliger focus on and why? How were shoes manufactured before Matzeliger's invention? What did experts have to say about the current manufacturing process? How was Matzeliger able to prove the experts were wrong? How did Matzeliger's invention change the industry? Is Matzeliger's invention still used today?

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