Technology and Society in the Industrial Age - Practice

Which of the following was an invention that Thomas Edison created?

• the subway

• the automobile

• the phonograph

• the telephone

Which of the following best describes Thomas Edison?

• Edison improved on Samuel Morse’s invention.

• Edison was responsible for over a thousand patents.

• Edison created the first set of interchangeable parts.

• Edison invented the telegraph and the telephone.

How did Madam C. J. Walker affect the lives of many Americans in the Industrial Age?

• Walker invented products that paved the way for many of the devices we use today, such as the film camera.

• Walker improved the telegraph, which helped trains avoid dangerous collisions and kept passengers safe.

• Walker improved the assembly line, which changed that way that unskilled laborers worked in factories.

• Walker produced cosmetics and hair products for African American women, which was an underserved market at the time.

Which of the following was a limitation of the telegraph?

• The telegraph took about a week to transmit a message.

• The telegraph required a special code to communicate.

• The telegraph was not a form of wired communication.

• The telegraph could be used only by the military.

How did Henry Ford affect the automobile industry in the early 1900s?

• Ford made automobile production cheaper by improving the assembly line.

• Ford made automobile production more expensive by making luxury cars.

• Ford made automobile production more expensive by mass-producing cars.

• Ford made automobile production cheaper by using handmade parts.

In the late 1800s, people used a telegraph to communicate

• with a series of bells of varying pitches.

• with words typed out on a typewriter.

• with long and short clicks and beeps.

• with overland mail carriages.

Which statement best describes how people traveled within cities in the early 1800s?

• People were able to move from place to place quickly even though their transportation options were limited.

• People were able to move from place to place quickly because transportation was easy to access.

• People had to move from place to place slowly, but transportation was easy to access.

• People had to move from place to place slowly because their transportation options were limited.

Elevated trains and subways improved travel by

• using horses and carriages to increase speed.

• making the car unnecessary in urban areas.

• helping people travel from one city to another.

• moving commuters without crowding city streets.

How did Granville Woods change the telegraph in 1887?

• Woods made it possible use the telegraph as a recording device.

• Woods made it easier for untrained people to use the telegraph.

• Woods made it possible for moving trains to use telegraphs.

• Woods made the telegraph lighter and easier to carry around.

Who invented the telegraph in 1844?

• Samuel Morse

• Thomas Edison

• Granville Woods

• Alexander Graham Bell