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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. Williams came across a patient that required what type of immediate surgery?
(a) Lung.
(b) Appendectomy.
(c) Heart.
(d) Kidney.

2. Hall showed that which of the following was often responsible for contaminating certain foods?
(a) Sloppy preparation.
(b) Refrigeration.
(c) Spices.
(d) Not washing the food.

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

4. The university was located in which state?
(a) New York.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Maryland.
(d) North Carolina.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which sport did Drew earn a letter?

2. Which company turned Julian away when the executives realized Julian was black?

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

4. How did Charles Drew die?

5. What was the occupation of William's brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Carver's experiments regarding various products that could be created from legumes and other crops. How many derivatives did Carver discover?

2. Examine Julian's experience with prejudice in the work force. Where did the event take place? What did Julian do as a result?

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

4. Describe Carver's traumatic childhood.

5. During Ernest Everett Just's tenure at Howard University, he began to study egg cells. Discuss Just's work and where the work was performed. Also discuss at least one of Just's important discoveries.

6. Charles Richard Drew was a noted physician and scientist. Before Drew entered the world of medicine, he exhibited athletic prowess. Discuss Drew's athletic ability.

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

8. What did Carver say in reference to his advice to the farmers regarding peanut crops?

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

10. Louis Tompkins Wright was a pioneer in many areas of medicine. List at least three of Wright's most significant contributions.

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