PKSC 1020 Midterm Test Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2025-2026
3000 BC - Answers Egyptians learned to blow and cast glass
105 AD - Answers Paper made in China
1500 - Answers Cork stoppers for bottles
1809 - Answers Nicholas Appert- "Canning Process" in glass
1810 - Answers Peter Durand- Tin canister
1868 - Answers John Hyatt- Patent for Celluloid ---development of cellulose(1st plastic)
1895 - Answers Tooth paste first offered in tubes
1877 - Answers First use of icon to market --QUAKER
1897 - Answers First major use of paper board for "Uneeda"
Late 1800 Early 1900 - Answers Graphics used to help sell products
End of IR/WWII - Answers Movement from bulk to retail packaging
1930 - Answers POLYETHYLENE discovered in England
1950's-1960's - Answers Convenience and brand expansion
1970's - Answers Improvement in distribution and material (shipping & health) and regulations
1980's - Answers Improvements on barrier films + microwave packaging
1990's - Answers Environmental awareness & market globalization
1954 - Answers Polypropylene used for packaging
1960 - Answers 70 laws clarified and improved
1987 - Answers New Jersey enacts 1st statewide recycling law for plastic
1990 - Answers Nutritional labeling and education Act
Trends in Packaging - Answers -Away from glass and metals to plastic
-Away from rigid to flexible
-Metalized instead of foil laminated
-Tamper evident & anti left devices
, -More informative ex. OC drugs
-Convenience (easy open)
-Reduced packaging (less material)
-Incorporate more recycled material
-More technical packaging (breathable, temp sensors, etc.)
Three M's of Packaging Definition - Answers -Materials
-Methods
-Machinery
Ancient Man-Made Packages - Answers -Baskets to hold leaves etc.
-Barrels
-Skins to hold water etc.
Users and Suppliers - Answers *diagram from Test 1*
Suppliers (Converters+Machinery+Services)
Users (Consumer+Industrial+Institutional)
Four Functions of Packaging - Answers 1.Contain
2.Protect
3.Inform/sell
4.Utility of Use
Four Levels of Packaging - Answers -Primary
-Secondary
-Tertiary
-Quaternary
Primary Packaging - Answers Direct contact with product
Secondary Packaging - Answers Holding one or more primary packages
Tertiary Packaging - Answers Shipping or distribution package
3000 BC - Answers Egyptians learned to blow and cast glass
105 AD - Answers Paper made in China
1500 - Answers Cork stoppers for bottles
1809 - Answers Nicholas Appert- "Canning Process" in glass
1810 - Answers Peter Durand- Tin canister
1868 - Answers John Hyatt- Patent for Celluloid ---development of cellulose(1st plastic)
1895 - Answers Tooth paste first offered in tubes
1877 - Answers First use of icon to market --QUAKER
1897 - Answers First major use of paper board for "Uneeda"
Late 1800 Early 1900 - Answers Graphics used to help sell products
End of IR/WWII - Answers Movement from bulk to retail packaging
1930 - Answers POLYETHYLENE discovered in England
1950's-1960's - Answers Convenience and brand expansion
1970's - Answers Improvement in distribution and material (shipping & health) and regulations
1980's - Answers Improvements on barrier films + microwave packaging
1990's - Answers Environmental awareness & market globalization
1954 - Answers Polypropylene used for packaging
1960 - Answers 70 laws clarified and improved
1987 - Answers New Jersey enacts 1st statewide recycling law for plastic
1990 - Answers Nutritional labeling and education Act
Trends in Packaging - Answers -Away from glass and metals to plastic
-Away from rigid to flexible
-Metalized instead of foil laminated
-Tamper evident & anti left devices
, -More informative ex. OC drugs
-Convenience (easy open)
-Reduced packaging (less material)
-Incorporate more recycled material
-More technical packaging (breathable, temp sensors, etc.)
Three M's of Packaging Definition - Answers -Materials
-Methods
-Machinery
Ancient Man-Made Packages - Answers -Baskets to hold leaves etc.
-Barrels
-Skins to hold water etc.
Users and Suppliers - Answers *diagram from Test 1*
Suppliers (Converters+Machinery+Services)
Users (Consumer+Industrial+Institutional)
Four Functions of Packaging - Answers 1.Contain
2.Protect
3.Inform/sell
4.Utility of Use
Four Levels of Packaging - Answers -Primary
-Secondary
-Tertiary
-Quaternary
Primary Packaging - Answers Direct contact with product
Secondary Packaging - Answers Holding one or more primary packages
Tertiary Packaging - Answers Shipping or distribution package
