Professional Communication Questions & Answers – Use and Examples of Eponyms

This set of Professional Communication Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Use and Examples of Eponyms”.

1. Eponym is a word derived from the name of an object.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: b
Explanation: The statement is false. Eponym is a word derived from the name of a person. It is a name of a person after whom a discovery, invention, place etc. is named.

2. Alstroemeria is an eponym.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: The statement is true. Alstroemeria is an eponym. It is a South American plant named after Swedish naturalist Klas Von Alatroemer.

3. Which of these is not an eponym?
a) Bloomers
b) Boolean
c) Boycott
d) Basket
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Answer: d
Explanation: Basket is not an eponym. Bloomers is a women’s loose fitting trousers gathered at the knee. It is named after American women’s rights advocate Amelia. J. Bloomer.
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4. Cassegrain Telescope is named after?
a) A German astronomer
b) A French astronomer
c) A Russian astronomer
d) An American astronomer
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Answer: b
Explanation: Cassegrain Telescope is a reflecting telescope named after the French astronomer N Cassegrain, who devised it. It is an eponym.

5. Which of these is an ornamental writing desk?
a) Derrick
b) Boronia
c) Davenport
d) Franciscan
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Answer: c
Explanation: Davenport is an ornamental writing desk which was made for Captain Davenport. It is an eponym.
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6. Which of these is named after an Irish land agent?
a) Boolean
b) Derrick
c) Boycott
d) Maxwell
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Answer: c
Explanation: Boycott means to withdraw from social or commercial relations as a protest. It is an eponym named after an Irish land agent Captain Charles C Boycott.

7. Which of these is not an eponym?
a) Chagas Disease
b) Alzheimer’s Disease
c) Marxism
d) Deployment
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Answer: d
Explanation: Deployment is not an eponym. Chagas Disease is named after Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas and Alzheimer’s Disease is named after German neurologist Alois Alzheimer.
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8. Pennsylvania is named after whom?
a) William Penn
b) Jean Penn
c) Ralph Penn
d) George Penn
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Answer: a
Explanation: Pennsylvania is an eponym. It is named after an English real estate entrepreneur and philosopher William Penn.

9. Which of these is named after a German physician?
a) Alzheimer’s Disease
b) Weil’s Disease
c) Chagas Disease
d) Reye’s Syndrome
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Answer: b
Explanation: Weil’s Disease is a severe form of leptospirosis transmitted through rats. It is named after the German physician H. Adolf Weil.
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10. Which of these is a wine bottle?
a) Rehoboam
b) Nicotine
c) Roentgenium
d) Timothy
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Answer: a
Explanation: Rehoboam is an eponym. It is wine bottle, six times bigger than standard size, named after king of ancient Israel. Nicotine is named after French ambassador Jean Nicot.

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