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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who is the writer of the story "The Making of a Scientist"?
HG Wells
Robert W. Peterson
Ruskin Bond
Guy De Maupassant
- 2. Multiple Choice
It was his fascination for _____ that opened the world of science to him."
cats
dogs
birds
butterflies
- 3. Multiple Choice
At what age did he invent the theory on how cells work?
twenty
twenty one
twenty two
twenty four
- 4. Multiple Choice
How did his mother help him?
took him on trips
bought him telescopes and microscopes
encouraged him to learn
all of the above
- 5. Multiple Choice
How many species of butterflies had he collected till second grade?
20
21
24
25
- 6. Multiple Choice
When did he get a hint of real science?
in the 7th grade
when he entered a county science fair
when he lost
all of the above
- 7. Multiple Choice
When did he find the cause of a viral disease common among caterpillars?
in the 7th grade
in the 8th grade
in college
none of the above
- 8. Multiple Choice
"_____is the blueprint for life"
Cells
DNA
both of these
none of the above
- 9. Multiple Choice
What did he collect during his childhood?
coins
rocks
butterflies
all of the above
- 10. Multiple Choice
What did he realise was necessary for winning a prize at the fair?
display
experiment
all of the above
none of the above
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which butterlies were not eaten by birds?
viceroy
monarch
all of the above
none of the above
- 12. Multiple Choice
Where did he graduate from?
Oxford
Yale
Harvard
none of the above
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who did he write to get an idea for a real science experiment?
his mother
his friend
Dr Frederick A. Urquhart
none of the above
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which book did his mother give him?
The Travels of Monarch X
Travels of Viceroy X
Travels of Viceroy Y
Travel of both
- 15. Multiple Choice
Where did Richard grew up?
Pennsylvania
Chicago
New York
London
- 16. Multiple Choice
In which class was Ebright when he lost at the county science fair?
5
8
7
4
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which butterfiles copied monarchs to prevent being eaten by birds?
vice president
viceroy
viceprincipal
vices
- 18. Multiple Choice
How many gold spots were there on a Monarch pupa?
10
15
11
12
- 19. Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of the gold spots on the monarch pupa?
ornamental
secreted hormones
they were the breathing points
none of these
- 20. Multiple Choice
Name Ebright's social science teacher.
Mr Weiherer
Dr Urquhart
James R Wong
Taplow
- 21. Multiple Choice
What did Richard's dad do?
scientist
doctor
he was dead
teacher
- 22. Multiple Choice
What qualities did Richard possess?
inquisitive
intelligent
will to win
all of them
- 23. Multiple Choice
Name Richard's college room mate
John
James
Jack
Jeff
- 24. Multiple Choice
Richard Ebright has received the searle scholar Award and the Schering plough award for Biodiversity and Molecular Biology.
True
False
- 25. Multiple Choice
When Richard Ebright died?
1981
1984
Not mentioned in the chapter but still alive
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