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1. It is the world’s first-ever-man-made plastic

a. Bakelite
b. Parkesine
c. Polymer
d. Celluloid
2. It is the world’s first entirely synthetic plastic
a. Bakelite
b. Parkesine
c. Polymer
d. Celluloid
3. The invention of celluloid was inspired by a shortage of _____.
a. Ivory
b. Nylon
c. Shellac
d. Phenol
4. Which type of plastic is made from formaldehyde and phenol?
a. Bakelite
b. Plexiglas
c. Nylon
d. Celluloid
5. The chemical structure of plastic is very different from that of rubber.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
6. Para-aramid synthetic fiber is commonly known as ____.
a. Nomex
b. Aramid
c. Twaron
d. Kevlar
7. He proved the existence of polymer in 1920
a. Alexander Parkes
b. Dr. Leo Bakeland
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c. Hermann Staudinger
d. George Eastman Kodak