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Faraday Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which year was Faraday born?

a)

1771

b)

1781

c)

1791

d)

1801

2.

Faraday was a member of the Royal Society, which is a society scientists. When was the Royal Society founded?

a)

1630

b)

1640

c)

1650

d)

1660

3.

The article mentions that Faraday had little school education, which subject does it mention him NOT doing despite becoming a world famous scientist

a)

Physics

b)

Mathematics

c)

Chemistry

d)

Biology

4.

What is an autodidact?

a)

someone who'e good at learning things by themselves by reading about the subject or copying someone else

b)

someone who's good at languages

c)

someone who's good at mechanics

d)

someone who is good at drawing

5.

Which of these would you mostly associate with Michael Faraday?

a)

the study of planets

b)

the theory of evolution

c)

electricity and electromagnetism

d)

the structure of the atom

6.

Faraday discovered the chemical BENZENE, How many carbon and hydrogen atoms does benzene have?

a)

1 carbon 3 hydrogen

b)

4 carbon and 6 hydrogen

c)

6 carbon and 6 hydrogen

d)

6 carbon and 4 hydrogen

7.

Michael Faraday discovered the chemical BENZENE. Benzene is carcinogenic. What does carcinogenic mean?

a)

can cause cancer

b)

can be used as a fuel

c)

can damage the skin

d)

can give off unpleasant smells

8.

Which famous physicist kept a photograph of Faraday in hi office?

a)

Nicola Tesla

b)

Stephen Hawking

c)

Richard Feynman

d)

Albert Einstein

9.

What did Michael Faraday's father do as a profession?

a)

Banker

b)

Teacher

c)

Butcher

d)

Blacksmith

10.

Who did Faraday start working with as an assistant in March 1813

a)

Alfred Russel Wallace

b)

Sir Humphrey Davy

c)

Richard Owen

d)

Charles Darwin

11.

In which year did Faraday become a professor?

a)

1828

b)

1833

c)

1838

d)

1843