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History of Telephone

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word telephone comes from the Greek language, and it means......

a)

box and sounds

b)

tele and phone

c)

far and sound

2.

Chose all of the ways the telephone hurts us.

a)

Brother can hit you in the head with it.

b)

Radiation can affect your health.

c)

Your mom calls you all the time.

d)

Bad people can steal your information.

3.

What's the main topic of telephone calls?

a)

dating

b)

shopping

c)

nonsense

d)

business

4.
Who did Alexander Bell work with?
a)
Thomas Graham
b)
Thomas A. Watson
c)
Thomas G. Limmber
d)
Timothy Rarsh
5.
Back in the early days, a phone call had to go through...
a)
A machine that connected you.
b)
Airwaves that carried the signal.
c)
a human operator at a central office.
d)
know one knows, it was too long ago.
6.
Operators used a _____________ to make a connection between callers.
a)
switchboard
b)
party line
c)
airwaves 
d)
magic
7.
What replaced the need for operators?
a)
Better magic
b)
automatic dial switching
c)
wireless communication
8.
Before World War II, most people didn't have their own phone number, or "line". Instead, anywhere from two to twenty people shared a...
a)
party line.
b)
conga line.
c)
conga line.
d)
dance line. 
9.
Technology refers to the _____that people have invented to make life easier.
a)
machines and tools
b)
methods and machines
c)
processes and methods
d)
tools and processes
10.
An early invention that had a huge impact on business was the ______.
a)
computer
b)
microchip
c)
radio
d)
telephone
11.
In years since the end of _____, electronic devices have revolutionized business and society.
a)
the Civil War
b)
the Vietnam War
c)
World War I
d)
World War II
12.

AT&T was formed in _____ to connect the local Bell companies

a)

1883

b)

1884

c)

1885

d)

1886

13.

The Carterfone decision allowed the direct connection of devices to the AT&T network in ______

a)

1964

b)

1966

c)

1968

d)

1970

14.

•On January 1, 1984, a court forced AT&T to give up its 22 local Bell companies, establishing ______ Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOC).

a)

four

b)

five

c)

six

d)

seven

15.

RBOCs could only offer local service.

a)

rrue

b)

false

c)

RBOCs could offer long distance service if they demonstrated there was local competition in their market

16.

The first telegraph link to be established in the Philippines is between Manila and _______.

a)

the island of Cebu

b)

the island of Mindoro

c)

the island of Corregidor

d)

the island of Panay

17.

A Telegraph Practical School is established by Gov. Gen. Isquierdo

a)

1868

b)

1870

c)

1872

d)

1874

18.

The _________ submarine cable is the country’s first overseas telegraph link, is completed.

a)

Philippine-Hawaii

b)

Philippine-Macau

c)

Philippine-Singapore

d)

Philippine-Hongkong

19.

During his administration (1888-1891), the first telephone system was established in the Philippines

a)

Rafael de Isquierdo y Gutierrez

b)

Valeriano Weyler Y Nicolao

20.

The country’s first telephone system is inaugurated

a)

1888

b)

1890

c)

1892

d)

1894

21.

In ______, the Americans take over control of the Philippines from Spaniards. They establish their own telegraph and telephone systems for the needs of the military

a)

1885

b)

1887

c)

1889

d)

1891

22.

Two Americans, Louis Glass and John Sabin, organize the Philippine Island Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (PITTC). The company starts with _____ telephone subscribers in Manila

a)

500

b)

1000

c)

1500

d)

5000

23.

Another telephone system of the PITTC, using a magneto-type switchboard, is established in ______

a)

Manila

b)

Cebu

c)

Davao

d)

Ilo=ilo

24.

The first automatic telephone system is installed in _____ by PITTC

a)

Manila

b)

Cebu

c)

Davao

d)

Ilo=ilo

25.

In ______, the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) is incorporated under the provisions of the corporation law of the Philippines

a)

1924

b)

1926

c)

1928

d)

1930