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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Ernest Everett Just born?
(a) Charleston.
(b) Louisville.
(c) Montgomery.
(d) Morgantown.

2. As a child Carver was ransomed in exchange for which of the following?
(a) Horse.
(b) Wagon.
(c) Plow.
(d) Cow.

3. How did Charles Drew die?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Car accident.
(c) Shot.
(d) Hanged.

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

5. In what year did Wright graduate?
(a) 1913.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1915.

6. Which organization is not most commonly related to Williams?
(a) American College of Surgeons.
(b) American Medican Association.
(c) National Medical Association.
(d) Negro Nurses Training Program.

7. Julian's grandfather was punished by his master for learning to write. What was the punishment?
(a) Near starvation.
(b) Cut off fingers.
(c) Cut out tongue.
(d) Scarred face.

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

9. Wright's father went to which university?
(a) Columbia.
(b) New York University.
(c) Harry Medical College.
(d) University of Chicago.

10. The stepfather was the first black to graduate from which prestigious school?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Yale.
(c) Brown.
(d) Harvard.

11. Which school was the first choice for Wright?
(a) William and Mary.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Yale.
(d) Princeton.

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

13. Julian was sent to which foreign city to study in his chosen field?
(a) Glasgow.
(b) Prague.
(c) Stockholm.
(d) Vienna.

14. From which university did Drew receive a Doctor of Science degree?
(a) New York University.
(b) Yale.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Georgetown.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children were in the family of Charles Richard Drew?

2. One of Carver's main concerns at the outset was how to do what?

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

4. Wright was required to pass an exam in what subject before he could be admitted to the university?

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

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