The Noble Prize

How do you think author feels about Nobel Prize winners?

• He thinks the process by which people are chosen for the award is too easy and to be a prizewinner is not impressive

• He thinks most people who win the award greedy and want to win only for the money.

• He thinks they are some of the most intelligent and committed people in the world.

• He thinks anyone could win a Nobel Prize and that the

  prizewinners are not special.

Who was Mother Teresa?

• a winner of the prize for literature

• a winner of the prize for peace

• a winner of the prize for economics

• a winner of the prize for science

What is the effect of Alfred Nobel inventing dynamite?

• He helped Russia in the war

• He was accepted to a good college

• He was the first person to win Nobel Prize

• He became rich and famous

Which of the following is an opinion?

• All people should strive to earn the Nobel Prize

  in their lifetime.

• The prizes honor freedom, peace, and the commitment

  to improving the lives of humankind.

• All of the medals feature an image of Alfred Nobel

  on the front.

• The Nobel foundation awards cash, a diploma, and a gold

  medal with Alfred Nobel’s image to each prizewinner.

What is the author’s point of view on the Nobel Prize?

• The Nobel Prize is so important that there is no

  need for any other kind

  of award to give to people for their work and ideas.

• The Nobel Prize is like too many other important

  awards, and it shouldn’t be given out anymore.

• The Nobel Prize is the most famous honor in the world

  and has a positive influence on the world.

• The Nobel Prize is too easy to win, and the rules should

  be made more difficult.

What is the main idea of the section “Nobel Controversies”?

• It is unclear why President Obama received the Nobel Prize.

• Some Nobel Prize awards have upset certain groups

  of people.

• Henry Kissinger was awarded the prize for negotiating

  a cease-fire during the Vietnam War.

• Some people want the award taken away from

  Yasser Arafat.

Which word means a group of people who make decisions together?

• engineer

• phycists

• prizewinners

• committee

What was the effect of Albert Einstein winning the Nobel Prize?

• He was able to pay for his kids to go to school

• He was able to continue his work.

• He was able to retire.

• He was able to buy a new car.

The study of how living things and their parts work is called

.

• physics

• physiology

• economics

• engineering

What makes Marie Curie different from other Nobel Prize winners?