The Boy Who Invented TV

In the Boy Who Invented TV, which two inventions most interested young Philo?

• telephone and television

• electric generator and radio

• phonograph and telephone

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How was Idaho different from Utah for Philo?

• There was electricity.

• There were trains.

• There were televisions.

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What did Philo see while plowing fields that helped him invent the television?

• view of the open country

• light reflected off the field

• parallel lines in the field

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Philo thought that the best thing about television was that it would _______.

• establish world peace

• permit people to share the same stories

• make him famous

All of the following were Philo's heroes EXCEPT

• Albert Einstein

• George Washington

• Thomas Edison

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What happened to his first model of the television?

• He received $6,000 for it

• It did not work

• He was successful on his first model

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Which events in Philo's life led to him inventing the first television? Choose all that apply.

• He married Pem

• Philo was struck with an idea while plowing the fields.

• He quit college, after his father died.

• He received a loan for $6,000.

• As a child, he invented machines to make doing chores easier.

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In what year was Philo's first television introduced?

• 1982

• 1927

• 1880

Sam had been trying to think of a project idea when he finally had a _____.

• breakthrough

• passionate

• captivated

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After her flight landed, Marika happily _____ her suitcase.

• patent

• claimed

• captivated

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