Topic 13, Lesson 3 Friday Assignment Quiz

How did Thomas Edison's invention of the light bulb affect industry?

• Having better lighting largely eliminated industrial accidents.

• Electric lights made it possible for factories to run after dark.

• Brighter lights made people more productive so they worked fewer hours.

• Bulb manufacturing became the biggest industry in the United States.

Which of the following had the greatest impact on transportation during the second Industrial Revolution?

• the steam engine

• the internal combustion engine

• the Bessemer process

• the dynamo

Why did some business owners form corporations?

• to buy more stock in competitors' companies

• to create a laissez-faire economy

• to regulate the free-enterprise system

• to raise money to expand into different areas

Which factors caused the population of Europe to soar between 1800 and 1900?

• Cities grew, and families had more children.

• People bathed more and ate less.

• Medicine advanced, and the death rate fell.

• The poor were treated at hospitals and survived surgeries.