1. Who is the central subject of the book described in the text?A. Charles DarwinB. Michael FaradayC. Alfred Wegener, 2. What major scientific theory is Alfred Wegener most associated with?A. Theory of natural selectionB. Theory of continental driftC. Theory of plate tectonics, 3. When did Alfred Wegener first propose his theory?A. 1850sB. 1912C. 1906, 4. What was the focus of Wegener’s basic idea?A. Continents remained fixed and immoveable.B. Plate tectonics are identical to his original theory.C. Continents moved laterally, rather than staying in one place., 5. Which scientific fields did Wegener use evidence from to support his theory?A. Only geology and paleontologyB. Only climatology and geophysicsC. A large number of sciences including geology, geophysics, paleontology, and climatology, 6. What was Wegener's professional training originally in?A. GeologyB. PaleoclimatologyC. Astronomy, 7. Before proposing his continental drift theory, what record did Wegener set?A. Deep-sea diving recordB. World record for time aloft in a hot-air balloonC. Mountain climbing speed record, 8. According to the text, why did Wegener leave behind few published works about his "journey" to reach his ideas?A. Most of his notebooks and diaries were destroyed.B. It was standard practice at the time to only report results.C. He didn't want others to know his research methods., 9. How does the author describe most of Wegener’s time being spent?A. At home in his study reading and writing, or in the field collecting observations.B. Active in scientific societies and professional contacts.C. In highly publicized and extremely dangerous expeditions., 10. What is the author's opinion about the authorship of our own lives?A. Most of us plan, think, and act with full freedom, completely authoring our own lives.B. Most of us are not in any real sense the authors of our own lives, and much of the time our lives ‘happen to us’.C. It's only famous scientists like Newton and Darwin who are the true authors of their lives..

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