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Worksheets'Light' play quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
In Scene 1, what problem is Edison trying to solve?
creating a glass bulb for his electric light
having enough money to pay his workers
making enough lights for New Year’s Eve
finding a strand that will burn long enough in an electric bulb
Which word best describes Thomas Edison?
gentle
nervous
greedy
hardworking
Which line from the play supports your answer to question 2?
“Electric light has turned out to be more complicated than I thought.”
“Edison winks at Alfred and tips an imaginary hat.”
“Edison often works late into the night, forgetting even to eat.”
“We are working on an incandescent lamp.”
Based on the illustration on page 22, what can you infer about when and where the story takes place?
In Scene 2, how do J.P. Morgan’s ideas about invention differ from those of Edison? ____________________________________________________________________________________________
In Scene 4, a filament made of (a) is finally successful.
Which word could replace light in the sentence “Warm, lovely light spills out of the lab”?
illumination
reflection
shadow
Which line from the play best shows what Edison thought about achieving a goal?
“Today may be your lucky day.”
“Let’s turn up the power.”
“When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: You haven’t.”
“We’ve got a little something to show the world on New Year’s Eve.”
From these lines, what can you infer happened to Mama’s arm?
Lillie: Here Mama, let me do it. The doctor said you need to rest your arm to help the burns heal.
Mama (shaking her head): Your clumsy mama . . . I still don’t know how I managed to knock over that lamp last week. We’re lucky the whole house didn’t burn down.
In Scene 2, why is J.P. Morgan upset?
Edison won’t hire him to be a lab worker
Morgan thinks it’s taking Edison too long to make a successful electric light.
Morgan wants Edison to use coconut shell fibers in his electric light.
The newspaper spelled Edison’s name wrong.
