Can someone check my answers ?
according to michael faraday's world, which intrigued michael faraday?
*a.
magnets
b.
the tides
c.
volcanoes
d.
weather
< 3
how are the operating room in the williams story and the atom-splitting lab in the fermi story alike?
a.
they are both places where computers do most of the work.
b.
they are both places where injured or sick people come for treatment.
c.
they are both places where people must remain silent.
*d.
they are both places where highly skilled people work.
< 3
which describes scientists?
a.
pessimistic
*b.
curious
c.
wealthy
d.
talkative
< 3
which best explains the difference between historical fiction and fact in a story?
a.
historical fiction is always based on historical events, while facts do not relate to history.
b.
historical fiction relates only to famous people, while facts can be about anyone.
*c.
historical fiction includes imagined details that add dramatic interest, while facts are provable.
d.
historical fiction includes details about people, while facts are about discoveries.
< 3
why does the author of healing a wounded heart: daniel hale williams note that, when dr. williams set up his medical practice, there were only three other black doctors in chicago?
a.
he wants readers to understand that williams had deep ties to the city of chicago.
b.
he wants readers to know the names of each of these doctors.
*c.
he wants readers to realize that there were very few people like williams.
d.
he wants readers to think about whether they'd like to become doctors one day, too.
< 3
which sentence from nikola tesla, inventor is not strictly factual?
*a.
when he was still a young man, tesla went to the united states to work for thomas edison in his new jersey laboratory.
b.
if you had seen him striding down the street, though, you would never have thought that he spent most of his time building inventions in a laboratory.
c.
ac could travel over hundreds of miles of wire and still light a home.
d.
tesla patented the first of his ac motors in 1890, and today nearly all electric motors are based on his invention.
< 3
why does the author of enrico fermi: the italian navigator begin the story by describing a strange telephone call that was made between chicago and cambridge, massachusetts?
a.
to remind readers that some great discoveries are made completely by accident
*b.
to suggest to readers that there were people in america who wanted to see fermi's experiments fail
c.
to show readers that, although fermi was a serious scientist, he still had a charming sense of humor
d.
to readers understand that fermi's work was so important that it had to be kept top secret
< 3
read this passage from marie curie and the discovery of radioactivity:
to the austrian mine owners who had sent the pitchblende ore, it was just dirt. after all, they had already taken out the valuable part—the metallic element called uranium—and dumped what was left over in a nearby pine forest. if a pair of eccentric french scientists wanted them to scoop up the worthless stuff and ship it, the mine owners were happy to oblige.
why might the author have included these details?
*a.
to show that the curies' scientific efforts and instincts were not initially understood or appreciated by many people
b.
to make clear that the curies were more impoverished than any of their peers in paris's scientific community
c.
to demonstrate that even great scientists like the curies occasionally make very costly mistakes
d.
to suggest that the mine owners were dangerous individuals whose actions severely harmed the environment
< 3
what conclusion can be drawn from the author's description of michael faraday creeping into the laboratory where he was to work with sir humphry davy on his first night at the royal institution in michael faraday's world?
*a.
faraday was eager to begin working with and learning from davy.
b.
davy insisted that faraday not spend time in the lab alone.
c.
davy preferred to work at night because it was quieter and there were fewer distractions.
d.
faraday did not trust davy, who had just fired his previous assistant.
< 3
according to healing a wounded heart: daniel hale williams, why did dr. williams establish provident hospital?
*a.
he wanted to create a place where all people could receive treatment.
b.
he only wanted to care for african american patients.
c.
he knew that he could make a name for himself there.
d.
he was fired from the hospital where he once worked.
< 3
what conclusion can be drawn about how the author of nikola tesla, inventor views nikola tesla's peculiar personality?
a.
the author thinks that it was an act that tesla did to gain the attention of others.
b.
the author believes that it makes tesla an especially compelling figure.
*c.
the author thinks it actually made tesla similar to many other famous scientists.
d.
the author thinks it prevented tesla from making truly important scientific discoveries.