Unit 6: Quiz 6-- Society in the Industrial Age

What invention made products easy to improve upon and allowed products to last longer?

• The assembly line

• Interchangeable Parts

• Mass Production

• Steel

What invention by Samuel Morse allowed messages to be sent instantly over wires using a signal code?

• Telephone

• Radio

• Telegraph

• Microwave

The telegraph operates using a series of long and short clicks and beeps, known as?

• Morse Code

• Texting

• Radio signals

• Masking

What invention allowed instant communication through speech?

• Telephone

• Telegraph

• Morse Code

• Electricity

Who invented the telephone?

• Samuel Morse

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Garret Morgan

When was the first gasoline-powered, American automobile made?

• 1911

• 1795

• 1863

• 1893

What automobile maker was determined to make a cheaper car that everyone could afford?

• The Dodge Brothers

• Henry Ford

• Bob Iger

• Walt Disney

Henry Ford used all of the following to make his car cheaper; EXCEPT?

• Custom Made Parts

• Mass Production

• Interchangeable Parts

• Assembly lines

How did automobiles affect American’s ability to get from place to place?

• By making travel slower

• By taking away personal transportation

• By creating more freedom and convenience

• By allowing commuting for the first time

Who invented the incandescent lightbulb?

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Nicola Tesla

• Henry Ford