Edison's Best Invention Quiz

In the author’s opinion, what is Edison’s best invention?

• Kinetograph

• Light Bulb

• Phonograph

• Kinetoscope

What does the author say makes an invention good?

• Good inventions save people’s lives.

• Good inventions are ones that make the inventor a

  lot of money.

• Good inventions change the way people live.

• Good inventions have a patent.

What is a kinetograph?

• A machine that records sound and plays it back.

• A device that shines light.

• A machine that transports messages across a large

  distance.

• A camera that records real life motion.

The jukebox, the talking doll, and the dictation machine

were all possible because of what invention?

• Phonograph

• Light Bulb

• Kinetograph

• Telegraph

Edison’s light bulb led to the first power grid system on

Pearl Street in what city?

• Chicago

• New York City

• Boston

• Philadelphia

Edison was considered a true visionary. What does

visionary mean?

• A person with a futuristic idea that has never been

  done before.

• A person who has perfect eyesight.

• A person who can see the future.

• A person who can draw images from their memories.

Which sentence below is an opinion?

• Edison’s movie studio was called the Black Maria.

• Light bulbs are used in electric signs, car headlights,

  and flashlights.

• Before Edison, it was not possible to record sounds.

• The kinetograph is better than the phonograph.

Which of the following is a claim the author made in the

text?

• Thomas Edison was Great Britain’s greatest

  inventor.

• All of Thomas Edison’s inventions are better than

  the inventions used today.

• Thomas Edison’s best invention is the light bulb.

• Thomas Edison made inventions to become wealthy.

What is the author’s purpose for writing this text?

• To inform readers about all of Thomas Edison’s

  inventions.

• To entertain readers with a story about Thomas

  Edison’s life.

• To persuade readers to see that Edison’s best

  invention was the lightbulb.

• To inform readers about Thomas Edison’s movie

  studio days.

The kinetograph inspired which of the following

inventions? Check all that apply.

• Talking doll

• Cell phones

• Dictation Machine

• Television

• TV Cameras