Social Studies - CBA 4 Review - Culture and Community

What would firefighters probably do if they received a call about a car accident in the community?

• Call the police department.

• Wait to see if paramedics needs their help.

• Go to the accident immediatley.

• Take the car to a repair shop.

Why do communities have crossing guards?

• To help people understand traffic safety laws.

• So people will know when to stop and go while they are driving.

• To help people drive the speed limit in school zones.

• To help keep children safe near roads and cars.

A chaplain is _________________.

• a military pastor, rabbi or priest.

• a ship's captain.

• a person who lives on a plain.

• a person who works on electrical systems.

Where did the first public school in Boston hold classes for many years?

• In a teacher's home.

• In a church.

• in city hall.

• in a one-room schoolhouse.

Why do people today have more ways in which to communicate

• Technology changes have made many new communication devices possible.

• The road systems are better built today than they were in ancient times.

• Telephones can be used at home and away from home now.

• Horses that run on the Pony Express are better trained and faster than they once were.

Why were very few books probably printed before 1440?

• People did not read or write before this time.

• Ink cost too much money for most people.

• Most printers were also goldsmiths.

• Books were written by hand.

Which invention probably helped lead to the technology for the invention of the electric telephone in 1876?

• the long distance telegraph/Morse Code

• the daguerreotype photograph

• the television

• the cell phone network.

Who was most helpful in finding a way to use electricity to send a message in code?

• Joseph Henry

• Alexander Graham Bell

• John Baird

• Samuel Morse

Which invention was built FIRST from the choices below?

• the radio

• the television

• the cell phone

• the daguerreotype photograph

Which invention was built BEFORE the telephone but AFTER the printing press?

• the radio

• the electric telegraph

• the Internet

• the television