
Inventions and Electricity Quiz
Authored by Andrea Tzabari
History
11th Grade

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who discovered the connection between magnetism and electricity?
Thomas Edison
Benjamin Franklin
Michael Faraday
Joseph Swan
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Joseph Swan invent in 1860?
The first electric motor
The dynamo-machine
A primitive light bulb
The first electric power plant
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When did Thomas Edison invent the first lightbulb?
1860
1879
40 years after Joseph Swan
Before the dynamo-machine
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a major role in city electrical utility systems?
Telegraph
Generators, motors, electric sockets
The first electric motor
The dynamo-machine
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did electric power improve industry?
By making electricity more expensive
By requiring factories to be located near water
By increasing factory production as they did not have to depend on daylight
By making daily life less convenient
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following was NOT a result of the improvement in industry due to electric power?
Factories no longer needed to depend on steam engines
Factories had to be located near water
Electricity was cheaper than lamps, candles, gaslight
Electric power made daily life more convenient
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main advantage of trains over boats according to the text?
Trains required waterways
Trains were slower than boats
Trains could carry heavier loads
Trains were less reliable than boats
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