Antoine Lavoisier
Test Quiz
1. Where was Antoine Lavoisier born?
a. Germany
b. England
c. France
d. Belgium
e. Denmark
2. Which of the following best describes Antoine Lavoisier's childhood?
a. He grew up poor in the streets of London
b. He grew up in a wealthy aristocratic family
c. His father was a farmer and his mother was a teacher
d. He worked as a blacksmith apprentice
e. He was an indentured servant until he escaped to the United States
3. What was the Phlogiston Theory?
a. A theory about time dilation written by Albert Phlogiston
b. A theory that said all elements are made out of tiny components called phlogistons
c. A theory that said fire, or combustion, was made up of an element called phlogiston
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
4. Antoine Lavoisier discovered what scientific law that states that no mass is lost in a chemical reaction?
a. Law of Conservation of Mass
b. Law of Chemical Reactions
c. Law of Mass Reduction
d. Law of Chemistry
e. Law of Exothermic Processing
5. What substance did Antoine Lavoisier discover was actually a compound made of hydrogen and oxygen?
a. Salt
b. Air
c. Dirt
d. Fire
e. Water
6. Which of the following is true about Antoine Lavoisier's book the Elementary Treatise of Chemistry?
a. It contained a list of elements
b. It was the first chemistry textbook
c. It refuted the existence of phlogiston
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
7. Antoine Lavoisier was executed during what major historical event?
a. Napoleonic Wars
b. French Revolution
c. Hundred Years War
d. World War I
e. American Revolution
8. Why was Antoine Lavoisier executed?
a. Because he helped to lead an opposing faction against the government
b. Because he had worked as a tax collector for the government
c. Because he had committed murder
d. Because his experiments were against the law
e. Because he sided with the enemy during the war
9. What branch of science is Antoine Lavoisier most known for?
a. Physics
b. Anatomy
c. Biology
d. Chemistry
e. Geology
10. Which of the following is true of Antoine Lavoisier's career?
a. He earned a degree in law
b. He named the element hydrogen
c. He demonstrated that sulfur was an element, not a compound
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
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