Deck 1: History of the Chemical Processing Industry

Question 1

The lifeblood of modern society is:

A) computer technology
B) transportation technology
C) communication systems
D) crude oil technology

Answer 1

crude oil technology

Question 2

Who took an old steam engine and adapted it to fit a drill in 1859?

A) Col. Edwin L. Drake
B) Prof. Benj. Sillman
C) J.C. Booth
D) Abraham Gesner

Answer 2

Col. Edwin L. Drake

Question 3

When was the first oil refinery built by W. Abbott and W. Barnsdall?

A) 1800
B) 1860
C) 1901
D) 1917

Answer 3

1860

Question 4

What is the typical starting income for a process technician is:

A) $18.00- $22.00 per hour
B) $24.00- $28.00 per hour
C) $36.00- $40.00 per hour
D) $28.00- $34.00 per hour

Question 5

What two inventions changed the direction of modern chemical processing?

A) kerosene lantern and steam engine
B) radio and television
C) automobile and electric light bulb
D) atom bomb and colt revolver

Question 6

What are the primary differences between College and High School?

A) Freedom and responsibility for learning
B) High percentage of students are married and have jobs
C) Cost per credit hour and freedom to select curriculum
D) All the above

Question 7

What is sexual harassment?

A) hidden biases between people with differences.
B) reasonable, specific, measurable objectives that lead towards the successful completion of a goal.
C) behavior that constitutes unwelcome sexual advances.
D) the study and application of the scientific principles associated with the operation and maintenance of the chemical processing industry.

Question 8

Distillation is a process that:

A) adds all ingredients to the process up front.
B) separates the components in a mixture by boiling point.
C) uses heat and pressure to separate small hydrocarbons from large ones.
D) uses a catalyst to separate hydrocarbons.

Question 9

Early manufacturers were able to extract __________ barrels of gasoline from every 100 barrels of crude oil.

Question 10

Crude oil is a mixture of:

A) naturally occurring acids and clay
B) hydrocarbons
C) sour water
D) fine silt, water and natural gas

Question 11

Thermal cracking uses _________ to separate mixtures.

A) catalyst and heat
B) acid and heat
C) mixing and agitation
D) heat and pressure

Question 12

Fractional columns use the following principle:

A) distillation
B) reaction
C) filtration
D) reforming

Question 13

Catalytic cracking uses ________ to separate mixtures.

A) catalyst and heat
B) acid and heat
C) mixing and agitation
D) heat and pressure

Question 14

Chemical plants and refineries employ all of the following except:

A) engineers, chemists, and janitorial services
B) machinists, mechanics, and college professors
C) process technicians or research technicians
D) electricians, instrument technicians, and security officers

Question 15

Modern manufacturers can extract _____ barrels of gasoline from every 100 barrels of crude oil.

Question 16

Safety awareness is:

A) taught from the moment you step into the plant
B) rarely discussed after the training program
C) reviewed annually
D) a medium size industrial program

Question 17

Quality awareness includes all of the following except:

A) statistical process control
B) run charts
C) emergency response
D) scatter plots

Question 18

The "Big Rollover" is best described as:

A) stock market crashes
B) when total "estimated ultimately recoverable (EUR) is determined.
C) a term used to describe the predicted increase in global oil production.
D) when global oil production peaks, and begins to decline.

Question 19

The term, "estimated ultimately recoverable (EUR)" is best described as:

A) a term used to describe the predicted increase in global oil production.
B) a technical term describing the total amount of crude oil that will ultimately be recovered.
C) recovery speed after exposure to hazardous chemical.
D) when global oil production peaks, and begins to decline.

Question 20

William Murdock is best known for:

A) using gases from heated coal to light his home.
B) first to notice that coal produced fumes he called "gas."
C) drilled first natural gas well in United States in 1821.
D) discovered how to produce kerosene from crude oil or coal.

Question 21

Most experts agree that the world's total endowment of oil is:

A) 27 billion barrels
B) 1800 billion barrels
C) 900-1500 billion barrels
D) endless regenerated supply

Question 22

Abraham Gesner is best known for:

A) using gases from heated coal to light his home.
B) first to notice that coal produced fumes he called "gas."
C) drilled first natural gas well in United States in 1821.
D) discovered how to produce kerosene from crude oil or coal.

Question 23

Jan Baptista van Helmont is best known for:

A) using gases from heated coal to light his home.
B) first to notice that coal produced fumes he called "gas."
C) drilled first natural gas well in United States in 1821.
D) discovered how to produce kerosene from crude oil or coal.

Question 24

William Aaron Hart is best known for:

A) using gases from heated coal to light his home.
B) first to notice that coal produced fumes he called "gas."
C) drilled first natural gas well in United States in 1821.
D) discovered how to produce kerosene from crude oil or coal.

Question 25

Benjamin Sillman Jr. is best known for:

A) finding a way to distill coal oil from shale or coal.
B) discovered how to produce kerosene from crude oil.
C) drilling the first oil well in United States.
D) proposing the theory of crude oil distillation.