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