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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although Wright was proficient in many areas, he is often recognized for his contributions in which area?
(a) Heart surgery.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Respiratory.
(d) Urology.

2. Which is not on the list of items studied by Hall in regards to food preservation?
(a) Sodium nitrite.
(b) Sodium nitrate.
(c) Sodium chloride.
(d) Sodium sulfide.

3. Where was the school located?
(a) Illinois.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Virginia.

4. What type of vaccine was developed by Wright?
(a) Subcutaneous.
(b) Intradermal.
(c) Intramuscular.
(d) Subdermal.

5. Wright managed to finish _____ in his class.
(a) 5th.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 4th.

6. What was the profession shared by Julian's two brothers?
(a) Chemist.
(b) Professor.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Engineer.

7. Louis Wright was the first black surgeon to be connected to which agency?
(a) Mayor's office.
(b) School system.
(c) Fire department.
(d) Police department.

8. Wright was the first black doctor to be admitted to which noted organization?
(a) Board of Organic Chemists.
(b) American Medical Association.
(c) American College of Surgeons.
(d) New York Board of Surgeons.

9. What was the occupation of William's brother?
(a) Newspaper reporter.
(b) Politician.
(c) Surgeon.
(d) Attorney.

10. What was the occupation of WIlliams' father?
(a) Barber.
(b) Banker.
(c) Hotel clerk.
(d) Lawyer.

11. What was George Washington Carver's field of study?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Agriculture.
(d) Mechanical engineering.

12. What was Wright's middle name?
(a) Tompkins.
(b) Tambor.
(c) Turner.
(d) Thomas.

13. Daniel Hale Williams is often referred to as being a pioneer in which field?
(a) Heart surgery.
(b) Agricultural preservation.
(c) Vaccine development.
(d) Bacterial sciences.

14. What was the name of the university attended by Carver?
(a) Howard University.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Henderson College.
(d) Iowa State.

15. What product is most commonly linked to Carver?
(a) Peanuts.
(b) Soybeans.
(c) Electricity.
(d) Plastics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The stepfather was the first black to graduate from which prestigious school?

2. What position did Williams hold at the University of Chicago?

3. Hall showed that which of the following was often responsible for contaminating certain foods?

4. How many peanut-related products did Carver introduce by the end of the study?

5. Which of the following was of particular interest to Drew?

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