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Chapter 19: Lesson 2 - Inventions

Authored by Amira Dalia

Social Studies

8th Grade

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Chapter 19: Lesson 2 - Inventions
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

Who introduced the telegraph in 1844?

Samuel Morse

Alexander Graham Bell

Thomas Edison

Nikola Tesla

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

What was the main purpose of the Western Union Telegraph Company?

To provide telegraph communication services

To manufacture telegraph equipment

To offer postal services

To develop radio technology

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

Who invented the telephone?

Alexander Graham Bell

Thomas Edison

Nikola Tesla

Guglielmo Marconi

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

What was the impact of the new transatlantic telegraph cable?

It increased the speed of communication between continents.

It decreased the cost of international travel.

It led to the invention of the telephone.

It caused a decline in postal services.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

What was the significance of the late 1800s in the United States regarding inventions?

It marked the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.

It was a period of significant technological advancements and inventions.

It was a time of economic decline and reduced innovation.

It was characterized by the end of the Civil War.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

Who invented the typewriter in 1868?

Christopher Latham Sholes

Thomas Edison

Alexander Graham Bell

Nikola Tesla

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

What did Elijah McCoy invent?

The light bulb

The steam engine

The automatic lubricator for steam engines

The telephone

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