Inventors and Westward Movement Quiz 1

He developed the Alternating Current (AC) that made electricity safer to use.

• George Washington
• George Westinghouse
• William Shakespeare

What did Lewis Latimer do?

• He perfected the filament inside Edison's lightbulb so it would burn longer.
• He invented Hershey's chocolate candy.
• He constructed the first sod house

George Bessemer developed a process for combining iron ore and carbon to make

• wooden logs for mountain cabins
• steel for bridges, railroads and tall buildings
• concrete for building roads

Who invented the telephone?

• George Westinghouse
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Lewis Latimer

Who invented the lightbulb?

• Henry Ford
• Thomas Edison
• George Westinghouse

Who invented and mass-produced the Model T car?

• Henry Ford
• Thomas Edison
• Bessemer

Drake's oil well was important for the development of

• cooking oil that is used for fried chicken
• lotions for smooth, soft skin
• oil for home heating and lighting and, eventually, gasoline

Which sentence is correct about this invention?

• Christopher Sholes invented the first laptop computer, which changed the way we prepare documents and search for information.
• Christopher Sholes invented the first typewriter, which helped businesses prepare important documents more quickly and provided office jobs for women.
• Thomas Edison invented the first lightbulb, which gave more power to the typewriter invented by Christopher Sholes.

What was NOT one of the advantages of steel over iron ore?

• Steel is more flexible
• Steel weighs less
• Steel is stronger
• Steel costs less money to make

What was NOT the result of the availabiity of steel?

• More reliable metal bridges became possible.
• Fires in cities were less common
• Railroad tracks were much more stable on curbs.
• Cities began to have tall buildings.