- 1. What year was John Dalton born?
A) 1856
B) 1766
C) 1789
D) 1699
- 2. In which country was John Dalton born?
A) France
B) United States
C) England
D) Germany
- 3. Which branch of science did John Dalton significantly contribute to?
A) Chemistry
B) Astronomy
C) Geology
D) Botany
- 4. What is the name of John Dalton's book where he first proposed his atomic theory?
A) A New System of Chemical Philosophy
B) On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
C) The Origin of Species
D) Principia Mathematica
- 5. What was the occupation of John Dalton's father?
A) Politician
B) Weaver
C) Doctor
D) Military Officer
- 6. Which law of chemistry is often attributed to John Dalton?
A) Charles's Law
B) Law of Multiple Proportions
C) Avogadro's Law
D) Boyle's Law
- 7. Which city did John Dalton spend most of his life working in?
A) London
B) Birmingham
C) Glasgow
D) Manchester
- 8. Which fellow scientist of John Dalton independently discovered the Law of Multiple Proportions?
A) Berzelius
B) Lavoisier
C) Boyle
D) Faraday
- 9. What job did John Dalton hold for most of his life?
A) Sailor
B) Teacher
C) Farmer
D) Blacksmith
- 10. Which university awarded John Dalton an honorary doctorate in 1832?
A) Harvard University
B) Heidelberg University
C) Sorbonne University
D) University of Oxford
- 11. John Dalton's atomic theory proposed that all matter is made up of tiny indivisible particles called what?
A) Electrons
B) Atoms
C) Molecules
D) Protons
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