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History Test 12

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first successful liquid-fueled rocket

a)

Robert Fulton

b)

Alexander G. Bell

c)

Robert Goddard

d)

Thomas Edison

2.

The Model T

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Garret Morgan

c)

Samuel Morse

d)

George Leile

3.

The first successful airplane

a)

Cyrus McCormick

b)

Orville Wright

c)

Jan Matzeliger

d)

Robert Fulton

4.

A traffic signal with colored lights

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Garret Morgan

c)

Samuel Morse

d)

George Leile

5.

The telephone

a)

Robert Fulton

b)

Alexander G. Bell

c)

Robert Goddard

d)

Thomas Edison

6.

The phonograph

a)

Robert Fulton

b)

Alexander G. Bell

c)

Robert Goddard

d)

Thomas Edison

7.

The telegraph

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Garret Morgan

c)

Samuel Morse

d)

George Leile

8.

The first successful steamboat

a)

Jan Mazeliger

b)

Robert Fulton

c)

Alexander G. Bell

d)

Robert Goddard

9.

The mechanical reaper

a)

George Leile

b)

Cyrus McCormick

c)

Orville Wright

d)

Jan Matzeliger

10.

A shoe-lasting machine

a)

Jan Matzeliger

b)

Robert Fulton

c)

Alexander G. Bell

d)

Robert Goddard

11.

I was the man who founded and built Tuskegee Institute in Alabama

a)

George Washington Carver

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

Cyrus Hall McCormick

d)

Booker T. Washington

12.

I was born a slave, but became a famous scientist who worked with plants

a)

George Washington Carver

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

Cyrus Hall McCormick

d)

Booker T. Washington

13.

I was a lawyer who became one of America's greatest revival preachers

a)

Charles Finney

b)

Dwight L. Moody

c)

Billy Sunday

d)

Adoniram Judson

14.

I was a converted baseball player who received nationwide attention for my fiery preaching

a)

Charles Finney

b)

Dwight L. Moody

c)

Billy Sunday

d)

Adoniram Judson

15.

I was a shoe salesman who became America's most famous evangelist and founder of a famous Bible institute

a)

Charles Finney

b)

Dwight L. Moody

c)

Billy Sunday

d)

Adoniram Judson

16.

I was the "Father of American Missions" who spent many years preaching to the people of Burma

a)

Charles Finney

b)

Dwight L. Moody

c)

Billy Sunday

d)

Adoniram Judson

17.

I made millions of dollars in the steel industry in America

a)

John D. Rockefeller

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Sir Henry Bessemer

d)

Robert Fulton

18.

I developed a method of turning iron ore into steel

a)

John D. Rockefeller

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Sir Henry Bessemer

d)

Robert Fulton

19.

I organized the oil industry and became the first billionaire in history

a)

John D. Rockefeller

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Sir Henry Bessemer

d)

Robert Fulton

20.

The two companies that built the transcontinental railroad were the Union Pacific Company and the _________ Pacific Company

a)

North

b)

South

c)

Central

d)

Western

21.

The two tracks of the transcontinental railroad met at Promontory Point, _______

a)

Utah

b)

Colorado

c)

California

d)

New Mexico

22.

This act promised 160 acres of land to anyone who would farm the land for five years

a)

Homeless Act

b)

Farming Act

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Future Act

23.

This area was the only frontier that remained to be settled by the middle of the 1800s

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

24.

The code of short and long dashes to be clicked out over the telegraph wire was called _______

a)

Morse code

b)

Mason Code

c)

Manly Code

d)

Bell Code

25.

What was the mail route from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, that opened in 1860

a)

Horse Express

b)

Pony Express

c)

United States Post Office

d)

UPS

26.

Two changes that were brought about by the transcontinental railroad

a)

It allowed trade and homes to the east

b)

Farming and Gold

c)

Helped settle the West and brought the East closer

d)

new homes and better land

27.

Why was the Model T so inexpensive?

a)

Built on an assembly line

b)

cheap parts

c)

poorly made

d)

ugly design

28.

How did the telegraph bring the East and West closer together?

a)

People could buy things online

b)

People could video chat with each other

c)

People could send pictures instantly

d)

People did not feel out of touch with each other; they could send messages instantly