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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In which college sport did Drew excel?
(a) Wrestling.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Football.

4. What was the nickname given to Percy Julian?
(a) Potato king.
(b) Draftsman of the century.
(c) Father of modern agriculture.
(d) Soybean chemist.

5. What position did Julian earn while in school?
(a) School treasurer.
(b) Salutorian.
(c) Class president.
(d) Valedictorian.

6. Which of the following degrees was earned by Just?
(a) Bachelor of Science.
(b) Associate of Letters.
(c) PhD.
(d) Master's.

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

8. Julian was amazed to learn that his grandmother had picked _____ pounds of cotton in a single day.
(a) 324.
(b) 250.
(c) 350.
(d) 406.

9. How old was Julian's grandmother when he left for college?
(a) 87.
(b) 93.
(c) 78.
(d) 99.

10. What is the name of the hospital founded by WIlliams?
(a) Citizen's.
(b) Provident.
(c) Williams' Surgical.
(d) Pickerill.

11. What was the name of Wright's prestigious stepfather?
(a) Penn.
(b) Ketcham.
(c) Parker.
(d) Hanson.

12. What was the mother's profession?
(a) Event planner.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Tour guide.
(d) Teacher.

13. What was the chosen field of study for Julian?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Agriculture.
(c) Organic chemistry.
(d) Mechanical engineering.

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

15. Just dreamed of raising enough money to attend which school?
(a) Kentucky School for Negroes.
(b) Northwestern.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Kimball Academy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the majority of Carver's work take place?

2. Carver was known for his discoveries regarding which item?

3. In which sport did Drew earn a letter?

4. Hall went to work in which city's Department of Health?

5. From which university did Drew receive a Doctor of Science degree?

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