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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the occupation of Julian's wife?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Sociologist.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Seamstress.

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

4. Williams was bestowed with the title of Surgeon General for which state?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Illinois.

5. Which company turned Julian away when the executives realized Julian was black?
(a) Ford Motor Company.
(b) DuPont.
(c) Institute of Paper Chemistry.
(d) Glidden Company.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following degrees was earned by Just?

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

3. How old was Julian's grandmother when he left for college?

4. What type of vaccine was developed by Wright?

5. The university was located in which state?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Carver's first run in with racism in the educational system. What did Carver do to combat the issue?

2. George Washington Carver is a well known scientist that has made significant contributions to agriculture. Discuss Carver's field of study and contributions.

3. Discuss Drew's study and experiments in the preservation of blood while he attended the Columbia School of Medicine.

4. When and how did Charles Drew die? Who else was involved in the incident? Where did the incident take place?

5. Percy Lavon Julian is responsible for introducing many products and making advancements in the process of manufacturing others. Discuss Julian's accomplishments in this area.

6. Discuss Wright's relationship with his stepfather. Did the stepfather encourage Wright to go into medicine? Did Wright's father inspire the choice? What prestigious universities were attended by Penn and Ketcham?

7. Discuss Carver's work in the field of plant pathology. Plant pathology can be considered a specialty of what field? What were Carver's biggest discoveries in this area?

8. Discuss the change in occupation for Williams. Who inspired the change? What were the man's credentials?

9. Discuss at least three of Wright's affiliations in the medical community.

10. How did Carver's methods help the farmer's in a monetary sense?

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