CHEMISTRY 2202 SPRING 2026 (2/24/26) Dr. S. Jasmin
EXAM #1 – ANSWER KEY
NAME (please print):_____________________________________ TEMPLE ID #:___________________________
TEST CODE:__02__
Read each question very carefully before writing and/or choosing your answer. This examination contains
two parts (PART I and PART II) worth a total of 100 pts . Part I consists of 20 questions (multiple
choices). Your score will be adjusted out of 200 pts on the Canvas gradebook. Enough space has been
provided for you to answer the questions in Part II. Your answer to Part II must be legible and all work
must be shown to receive full or partial credit. PLEASE DO NOT WRITE YOUR NAME OR
INITIALS BEYOND THIS PAGE.
PART I SCORE:_____________
PART II SCORE: _____________
TOTAL SCORE: _____________
ATTENTION: If you are caught cheating and having the following in your possession:
notes, cell phone, iPad, tablet, smart watches, and any electronic devices, which you do not
need for the exam, you will be given a “0” for the exam. Additionally, you will be reported
for Academic Dishonesty to the University.
, PART I (50 PTS)
1. Which of the following is an incorrect description of benzene?
(a) The molecule can be drawn as a resonance hybrid of two Kekule structures.
(b) The molecule is planar.
(c) The molecule is aromatic.
(d) The molecule is a 6-membered ring which contains alternating single and double carbon-carbon
bonds.
(e) The C-C-C bond angles are all equal to 120°.
2. Which of the following compounds will react most rapidly when treated with CH 3CH2Cl and AlCl3?
(a) nitrobenzene (b) chlorobenzene (c) p-methoxybenzene (d) benzene (e) toluene
3. Which one of the following dienophiles is least reactive in the Diels-Alder reaction?
4. When 1,3-butadiene reacts with CH 2=CHCN, which of the terms below best describes the product
mixture?
(a) a mixture of two diastereomers (b) a single compound (c) optically active
(d) a racemic mixture (e) a mixture of bicyclic compounds
5. Which of the following compounds reacts most rapidly during nitration?
6. In electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions, a -NHCOCH 3 substituent on the aromatic ring is:
(a) a deactivator and an o,p-director. (b) an activator and an o,p-director.
(c) a deactivator and a m-director. (d) an activator and a m-director.
(e) none of the above.
EXAM #1 – ANSWER KEY
NAME (please print):_____________________________________ TEMPLE ID #:___________________________
TEST CODE:__02__
Read each question very carefully before writing and/or choosing your answer. This examination contains
two parts (PART I and PART II) worth a total of 100 pts . Part I consists of 20 questions (multiple
choices). Your score will be adjusted out of 200 pts on the Canvas gradebook. Enough space has been
provided for you to answer the questions in Part II. Your answer to Part II must be legible and all work
must be shown to receive full or partial credit. PLEASE DO NOT WRITE YOUR NAME OR
INITIALS BEYOND THIS PAGE.
PART I SCORE:_____________
PART II SCORE: _____________
TOTAL SCORE: _____________
ATTENTION: If you are caught cheating and having the following in your possession:
notes, cell phone, iPad, tablet, smart watches, and any electronic devices, which you do not
need for the exam, you will be given a “0” for the exam. Additionally, you will be reported
for Academic Dishonesty to the University.
, PART I (50 PTS)
1. Which of the following is an incorrect description of benzene?
(a) The molecule can be drawn as a resonance hybrid of two Kekule structures.
(b) The molecule is planar.
(c) The molecule is aromatic.
(d) The molecule is a 6-membered ring which contains alternating single and double carbon-carbon
bonds.
(e) The C-C-C bond angles are all equal to 120°.
2. Which of the following compounds will react most rapidly when treated with CH 3CH2Cl and AlCl3?
(a) nitrobenzene (b) chlorobenzene (c) p-methoxybenzene (d) benzene (e) toluene
3. Which one of the following dienophiles is least reactive in the Diels-Alder reaction?
4. When 1,3-butadiene reacts with CH 2=CHCN, which of the terms below best describes the product
mixture?
(a) a mixture of two diastereomers (b) a single compound (c) optically active
(d) a racemic mixture (e) a mixture of bicyclic compounds
5. Which of the following compounds reacts most rapidly during nitration?
6. In electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions, a -NHCOCH 3 substituent on the aromatic ring is:
(a) a deactivator and an o,p-director. (b) an activator and an o,p-director.
(c) a deactivator and a m-director. (d) an activator and a m-director.
(e) none of the above.
