Unit 11 Test Review

1. Immigrants came to Texas from various countries

• True
• False

2. Which of the below is a result of the computer company Dell Inc. basing its offices in Texas?

• It caused many people in technology to lose their jobs
• Texas became a center for technology
• The economy of Texas became based only on technology
• Other computer companies had to close their businesses

3. Which city in Texas is the Johnson Space Center located?

• San Antonio
• Austin
• Dallas
• Houston

4. Other than boasting the Johnson Space Center, what else makes Houston such a special city?

• It is one of the most important medical cities in the world
• It has the Astrodome
• The Rockets
• It has the largest population of any city in Texas

5. Which surgeon below was the first to replace a human heart with an artificial heart?

• Michael Debakey
• Benjy Brooks
• Denton Cooley
• Michael Dell

6. What is the name of the surgeon who first implanted a mechanical heart pump in a patient?

• Michael Debakey
• Benjy Brooks
• Denton Cooley
• Michael Dell

7. Benjy Brooks was the first woman to become a pediatric surgeon in Texas.

• True
• False

8. Which person below in Texas arts & literature filmed the award winning screenplay "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Tender Mercies"?

• Frank Dobie
• Roy Bedicheck
• Horton Foote
• Amado Pena Jr.

9. What is the name of the Texas writer who wrote about cowboys on the open range?

• Horton Foote
• Frank Dobie
• Elisabet Ney
• Amado Pena Jr.

10. This is the name of the famous oil gusher that discovered oil in 1901?

• Lucas Machine
• Oil Derrick
• Spindlehead
• Spindletop