Charles Darwin's Family Tree Quiz

Charles Darwin's Family Tree Quiz

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is the narrator of the video and what is the main topic discussed?

Charles Darwin, discussing his own biography

Emma Darwin, discussing the Wedgwood family

Matt Baker, discussing the theory of evolution

Moses Baker, discussing the family tree of Charles Darwin

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Josiah Wedgwood known for besides founding the Wedgwood fine china company?

Leading abolitionist efforts in England

Inventing the steam engine

Being a famous composer

Developing the theory of evolution

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What significant discovery is Robert Darwin known for?

The invention of the telescope

The first dinosaur skeleton

The first plesiosaur skeleton

The theory of evolution

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of Charles Darwin's descendants worked on the Manhattan Project?

Leonard Darwin

Charles Galton Darwin

Francis Darwin

George Darwin

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which famous author is connected to the Darwin family through marriage?

J.K. Rowling

Aldous Huxley

George Orwell

Mark Twain

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was known as 'Darwin's Bulldog' for advocating the theory of evolution?

Richard Dawkins

Thomas Huxley

John Maynard Keynes

Francis Galton

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What controversial idea did Francis Galton develop using Darwin's theories?

Eugenics

Natural selection

Genetic engineering

Quantum mechanics

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