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