1. NAME ________________________________________________ CHARACTER MATCH 1._______ Alessandro VoltaA. Inventor of the electromagnet 2._______ Benjamin FranklinB. Owner of the bookbinding shop 3._______ Michael FaradayC. One of Faraday’s teachers 4._______ Sir Humphrey DavyD. Invented the battery 5._______ Mr. RiebauE. Inventor Faraday admired MULTIPLE CHOICE 1.When Michael was a child he ___________. a. was disobedient and rude b. did not like math and science c. was always asking questions d. ran away from home 2. When Michael was 15 he worked for Mr. Riebau who was ___________. a. a bookseller and bookbinder b. his uncle c. an inventor d. condescending to him 3.Faraday was lucky enough to get to work with the great scientist _______. a. Albert Einstein b. Benjamin Franklin c. Joseph Henry d. Sir Humphrey Davy 4.Mrs. Davy’s was so condescending to Michael that he said he would never ____________. a. invent b. give lectures c. marry d. have children 5.Faraday investigated electromagnetism and produced the first electric motor with_____. a. an on and off switch b. a cooling fan c. a wire turning a magnet d. a steel core 6. Before publishing his paper about the electric motor Michael should have ______. a. checked his paper for spelling errors b. had someone edit his grammar c. made sure of his findings d. contacted other scientist about his idea 7.Faraday’s marriage to Sarah Barnard ______. a. produced a large family b. was a failure c. was a source of encouragement d. ended in divorce 8.Faraday shared his knowledge and love of science with others by giving many _________. a. presents b. lectures c. pamphlets d. diseases

2. Using the Glossary of Terms choose 4 words and create a sentence for each word. 1. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1. How did the discovery of the electric generator impact the world? (p. 5 ) ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. How did he encourage young people to become interested in science? (p. 4) ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. Would the world be different today if Faraday had not invented the electric motor? Why or why not? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________