How Much Do You Really Know About Alexander Von Humboldt?
The biography of Alexander Von Humboldt is a very interesting one, but how well do you think you know about this icon of the scientific realm. He was an observer, an experimenter, a bold leader of science and most importantly a great discoverer. Take this quiz to tease yourself. Its fun and interesting. Sit back and enjoy!
- 1.
What word is particularly attributed to Alexander Vin Humboldt?- A.
Geography
- B.
Biogeography
- C.
Cosmos
- D.
Atlantis
- 2.
What was the title most popular of Alexander Von Humboldt multivolume treatise?
- A.
Corosis
- B.
Kosmos
- C.
Volition
- D.
Mysteries Unraveled
- 3.
What was the major trajectory of treatises of Alexander Von Humboldt?
- A.
Unifying the multidisciplinary branches of science and culture
- B.
Espousing the causes of deadly diseases
- C.
Putting geography in a scientific perspective
- D.
Espousing the fusions of biology and geography
- 4.
In 1800 and 1831, Alexander Von Humboldt was the first to describe what?
- A.
The melting ice of the arctic
- B.
The depleting nature of the ozone
- C.
The rapid growth of green house gases
- D.
The phenomenon of climate change and as caused by humans through observation generated from travels
- 5.
Of what faith was Alexander Von Humboldt born and raised?
- A.
Catholicism
- B.
Judaism
- C.
Lutheranism
- D.
Darwinism
- 6.
Alexander Von Humboldt was born to a father who was named what?
- A.
Chamberlain by the King of Prussia
- B.
Magistrate by Duke Brunswick
- C.
Naval commander by Duke Brunswick
- D.
Master of Rolls by Duke Brunswick
- 7.
How many siblings did Alexander Von Humboldt have?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
- 8.
Who were the two great teachers that gave Alexander Von Humboldt his early education?
- A.
Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein
- B.
Isaac Newton and Fred Kapersky
- C.
William Shakespeare and George Orwell
- D.
Marcus Herz and Karl Ludwig Willdenow
- 9.
What was the major source of funding for Alexander Von Humboldt's explorations?
- A.
His late father's estate
- B.
His late mother's estate
- C.
The trust fund he had in his name
- D.
Duke Brunswick
- 10.
A common childhood title attributed to Alexander Von Humboldt is?
- A.
The little Green Man
- B.
The little Apothecary
- C.
The little healer
- D.
All of the above
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