7th Grade Abeka Literature Test 7

"She washed and she bandaged, She shooed away the flies." is a quote from what poem or story?

"Clara Barton"

"Some men searched for truth..." is a quote from what story or poem?

"The Scientists"

"There is a mind which plans them- Back of the brawn, the brain!" is a quote from what story or poem?

"The Thinker"

Author of Florence Nightingale

Basil Miller

Author of Incandescent Genius

C. B. Wall

Was the founder of the American Red Cross

Clara Barton

Author of The Scientists

Emily P. Black

Was a nurse who began a training school for nurses

Florence Nightingale

Who was known as the Lady of the Lamp?

Florence Nightingale

Main character in Boy Who was Traded for a Horse

George Washington Carver

Was a scientist at Tuskegee Institute

George Washington Carver

Author of Boy Who was Traded for a Horse

James Saxon Childers

Main character in Truth Seeker

Michael Faraday

Was a scientist who discovered magnetic electricity

Michael Faraday

Who wrote "Clara Barton"?

Rosemary and Stephen Vincent Benet

Author of Truth Seeker

Sarah K. Bolton

point of view

The method of presenting the reader, with the materials of the story; the perspective from which is told

Main character in Incandescent Genius

Thomas Edison

Was a scientist who invented the light bulb

Thomas Edison

Which scientist was known as the Wizard of Menlo Park?

Thomas Edison

What was George Washington Carver traded for when he was an infant?

a horse

Would Michael Faraday have been a great scientist if he had not worked hard? Explain your answer and give at least three examples of hard work in Faraday's life.

• Michael Faraday would not have been a great scientist if he had not worked hard because hard work is necessary to achieve great things. • Faraday began working as an errand boy in a bookseller's shop at age 13. • He was later apprenticed to a bookseller. • Faraday read and studied much and attended lectures as often as possible. • He worked many hours each day. • Faraday later worked for Sir Humphrey Davy and discovered magnetic-electricity.