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Chapters 1-11

1. By whom was radium discovered?
(a) Charles Darwin.
(b) Albert Einstein.
(c) Marie and Pierre Curie.
(d) Isaac Newton.

2. In what year was radium first discovered?
(a) 1882.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1898.
(d) 1918.

3. Why was radium such a scarce resource?
(a) Radium destroyed itself very quickly upon coming into contact with oxygen.
(b) Only one location in the world existed from which the radium could be extracted.
(c) Radium was very difficult to extract from its source.
(d) The main continent on which radium could be found was Antarctica.

4. What adjective did the discoverer of radium use often to describe the element?
(a) Enigmatic.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Wondrous.
(d) Dangerous.

5. What color was the mark the scientist found on his skin in 1901 after keeping a piece of radium in his pocket, as described in the book's prologue?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

6. In what city was the Radium Luminous Materials Corporation located?
(a) Newark, New Jersey.
(b) New York, New York.
(c) Ottawa, Illinois.
(d) Orange, California.

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