The Making of a Scientist MCQs with Answers

Question-1. Ebright wanted to become ?

1. A scientist
2. A Journalist
3. An astronomer
4. A writer

Question-2. "It was his fascination for….........that opened the world of science to him

1. cats
2. dogs
3. birds
4. butterflies

Question-3. According to Ebright what was required for winning a prize in the science fair?

1. real experiment
2. mere display of things
3. both (a) and (b)
4. none of the above

Question-4. Apart from scientist research Ebright had a keen interest in ?

1. SST
2. Drawing
3. Debate
4. Travelling

Question-5. In Class Ebright had collected all the…...............species of butterflies

1. 50
2. 25
3. 10
4. 24

Question-6. The most important discovery of Ebright was ?

1. Cell life
2. Atomic structure
3. Chemical structure of Hormone
4. Viceroy butterfly copies Monarch butterfly

Question-7. What qualities did Richard possess?

1. inquisitive
2. intelligent
3. will to win
4. all of them

Question-8. Where did he come from?

1. Reading
2. Oxford
3. London
4. none of the above

Question-9. Where did Richard grew up?

1. Pennsylvania
2. Chicago
3. New York
4. London

Question-10. Which book did his mother give him?

1. Travels of Monarch
2. Travels of Viceroy
3. Travels of Viceroy
4. Travels of Monarch

Question-11. Which butterfiles copied monarchs to prevent being eaten by birds?

1. vice president
2. viceroy
3. viceprincipal
4. vices

Question-12. ?It was his fascination for _____ that opened the world of science to him.?

1. cats
2. dogs
3. birds
4. butterflies

Question-13. At what grade did Richard get a hint of what real science is?

1. fourth grade
2. fifth grade
3. sixth grade
4. seventh grade

Question-14. Ebright tried to grow caterpillars in the presence of

1. betties
2. snakes
3. wasps
4. all of the above

Question-15. He tried to grow…..............in the presence of betties

1. butterflies
2. catterpillar
3. rats
4. snakes

Question-16. He was an excellent

1. debator
2. scientist
3. photographer
4. all of the above

Question-17. How many gold spots were there on a Monarch pupa?

1. 10
2. 15
3. 11
4. 12

Question-18. How many species of butterflies had he collected till second grade?

1. 20
2. 21
3. 24
4. 25

Question-19. In which class was Ebright when he lost at the county science fair?

1. 5
2. 8
3. 7
4. 4

Question-20. Name Ebright's social science teacher.

1. Mr Weiherer
2. Dr Urquhart
3. James R Wong
4. Taplow

Question-21. Name Richard's college room mate

1. John
2. James
3. Jack
4. Jeff

Question-22. Richard H. Ebright was famous

1. singer
2. scientist
3. doctor
4. engineer

Question-23. What did he collect during his childhood?

1. coins
2. rocks
3. butterflies
4. all of the above

Question-24. What did Richard's dad do?

1. scientist
2. doctor
3. he was dead
4. teacher

Question-25. What groundbreaking research did Ebright do?

1. working of body
2. working of DNA
3. Working of heart
4. none of the above

Question-26. What is the blueprint of life

1. Oxygen
2. DNA
3. Cell
4. all of the above

Question-27. What was he fond of in his childhood?

1. basketball
2. collecting things
3. baseball
4. none of the above

Question-28. When did he find the cause of a viral disease common among caterpillars?

1. in the 7th grade
2. in the 8th grade
3. in college
4. none of the above

Question-29. Which butterlies were not eaten by birds?

1. viceroy
2. monarch
3. all of the above
4. none of the above

Question-30. Which of the following is a part of the life cycle of butterflies?

1. egg
2. caterpillar
3. pupa
4. all of the above

Question-31. Who did he write to get an idea for a real science experiment?

1. his mother
2. his friend
3. Dr Frederick A. Urquhart
4. none of the above