Thomas Edison

What traits did Thomas Edison have as a child that helped him as an adult?

• He was curious
• He loved reading
• He experimented.
• All of the above

Which of the following best summarizes the events that led to Edison traveling the country as a telegraph operator?

• Edison saved a boy from being hit by a train, and the boy's father offered  to teach Edison his job.
• Edison learned how to be a businessman by selling food to telegraph operators.
• Edison met a man who would teach him how to operate a telegraph.
• Edison learned Morse code.

"Negative results are just as valuable to me as positive results. " What did Edison mean when he said this?

• He was never discouraged when people did not like his inventions.
• Negative reslts give you information you need to help solve the problem you're working on.
• He meant that people would astound themselves if they only tired better.
• All of the above.

Read this sentence: Edison applied for a patent to protect each of his inventions. What is a patent?

• a kind of guard that would stand watch outside the lab
• a license that grants the right to invent something
• a document granting the right to make money from an invention
• a kind of case that would keep each invention from getting dirty 

Why would the president have people turn out their light to honor Edison when he died?

• Turning the lights off would make it dark outside.
• Edison did not like the better light bulbs he invented that people were using.
• Edison invented the light bulbs, so turning off the lights honored his inventiveness.
• Edison invented movie projects that only worked in the dark.

Which of the following did Edison invent first?

• light bulb
• phonograph
• movie projector
• electric vote recorder

Which are two things Edison accomplished in his life?

• He created the firs for-profit research lab and imroved the telegraph system.
• He invented the telephone and was friends with Alexander Graham Bell.
• He invented talking movies and designed a science lab.
• He made it possible for people to play CDs and use electricity.

Which of the following gave Edison the idea of phonograph?

• his work on the telegraph syste recording music
• his work on the telephone.
• his work on the movie projector
• all of the above

How did reading help Edison with his experiments?

• He learned how to organize a lab.
• He learned how to set up experiments.
• He learned many subjects that gave him ideas of what to do.
• All of the above.

Read the sentence: Edison was a curious boy who loved to ask questions and explore. What does curious mean?

• lonely
• bored
• eager to learn
• all of the above