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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of issues forced WIlliams to return to Chicago?
(a) Political.
(b) Family.
(c) Personal.
(d) Educational.

3. What was the name of the organization formed by Lloyd Hall?
(a) Institute Of Food Technologists.
(b) Tuskegee Normal School.
(c) Simpson College Synthetic Goods.
(d) Agricultural Advancement Laboratories.

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

5. Wright was the first doctor to experiment with which of the following?
(a) Aureomycin.
(b) Penicillin.
(c) Anti-inflammatories.
(d) Erythromycin.

6. Within the first week of his experiments, Carver learned that there were ______ products that could be made from peanuts.
(a) 75.
(b) 31.
(c) 24.
(d) 118.

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

8. What position did Williams hold at the University of Chicago?
(a) Clinical instructor.
(b) Dean of Surgical Operations.
(c) Educational consultant.
(d) Dispensary professor.

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

10. In which city did Wright receive this honor?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

11. How many peanut-related products did Carver introduce by the end of the study?
(a) 411.
(b) 118.
(c) 325.
(d) 264.

12. What was the name of the town where Just spent his summers?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Tyler.
(c) Woods Hole.
(d) Wilson Pike.

13. In what year did Williams die?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1904.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1926.

14. Which company hired Julian to work as the company's head chemist?
(a) Institute of Paper Chemistry.
(b) General Electric.
(c) Kellogg's.
(d) Glidden Company.

15. How much time did Williams spend working with his brother?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 1 year.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which important technique was introduced by Carver?

2. What was the name of Wright's prestigious stepfather?

3. What was the occupation of WIlliams' father?

4. The university was located in which state?

5. Julian was amazed to learn that his grandmother had picked _____ pounds of cotton in a single day.

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