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1. In the Middle Ages, common products made by horners were ____.
a.
horse shoes
b.
lantern windows
c.
gas lights
d.
musical instruments
ANSWER:
b
2. The hardened excretion of the lac bug has unique properties, and can be made into____.
a.
horse bridles
b.
furniture
c.
combs
d.
coatings
ANSWER:
d
3. Which area of the world is home to the tree that gutta percha comes from?
a.
Malay Peninsula
b.
Hawaiian Islands
c.
Canary Islands
d.
South America
ANSWER:
a
4. Natural rubber is very sensitive to temperature, but Charles Goodyear found that by kneading ____ into it improved its
characteristics.
a.
powdered horn
b.
gutta percha
c.
powdered sulfur
d.
shellac
ANSWER:
c
5. A successful use of celluloid was for ____.
a.
safety glass
b.
photographic film
c.
billiard balls
d.
dental plates
ANSWER:
b
6. One of the first synthetic plastics was discovered by Dr. Leo H. Baekeland as a result of the chemical reaction of phenol
and ____.
a.
formaldehyde
b.
sulfur
c.
manganese
d.
selenium
ANSWER:
a
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7. An early use for Bakelite was for ____.
a.
combs
b.
mirrors
c.
bowling balls
d.
billiard balls
ANSWER:
d
8. The idea that polymers were long linear molecules consisting of many small units held together by chemical bonds was
advanced by ____.
a.
Herman Staudinger
b.
Leo H. Baekeland
c.
John W. Hyatt
d.
Alexander Parkes
ANSWER:
a
9. Pioneers in the development of early commercial synthetic plastics struggled with ____.
a.
temperature control in making plastics
b.
finding raw material
c.
the purity of the chemicals in making plastics
d.
understanding chemical reactions
ANSWER:
c
10. Which event contributed to a surge in the development of plastics?
a.
The Vietnam War
b.
The Korean War
c.
The Gulf War
d.
World War II
ANSWER:
d
11. Not until the development of ____ was it possible to create a material that rivaled nature in a factory.
a.
vulcanized rubber
b.
Bakelite
c.
celluloid
d.
nylon
ANSWER:
b
12. A generic term for a class of chemicals very similar to Bakelite is a(n) ____.
a.
phenolic
b.
celluloid
c.
halogen
d.
oxide
ANSWER:
a
13. One of the first modified natural polymers was ____.
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a.
collodion
b.
gutta percha
c.
vulcanized rubber
d.
celluloid
ANSWER:
c
14. Daguerreotype cases were made from ____ combined with wood flour.
a.
rubber
b.
gutta percha
c.
horn
d.
shellac
ANSWER:
d
15. Casein is made from ____.
a.
natural rubber
b.
milk curds
c.
shellac
d.
horn
ANSWER:
b
16. This candle lantern displays ____ windows.
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a.
Bakelite
b.
horn
c.
shellac
d.
acrylic
ANSWER:
b
17. This handmade comb is made of ____.
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a.
Bakelite
b.
horn
c.
shellac
d.
tortoiseshell
ANSWER:
d
18. The first transatlantic cable was made of ____.
a.
gutta percha
b.
horn
c.
shellac
d.
vulcanized rubber
ANSWER:
a
19. This Hyatt billiard ball was an early ____ product.
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a.
gutta percha
b.
celluloid
c.
shellac
d.
Bakelite
ANSWER:
b