TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY IN INDUSTRIAL AGE EXAM
FULLY SOLVED #22
Thomas Edison's fascination with what invention inspired him to develop the
phonograph? - correct answer the telephone
What shows the broad scope of Thomas Edison's work? - correct answer his name was
on more than 1,000 patents
In what way was communication by telegraph an improvement over communication by
mail carriage? - correct answer telegraph allowed instant communication
What was made possible by Alexander Graham Bell? - correct answer instant
communication through speech
How did Henry Ford affect the automobile industry? - correct answer he made car
production cheaper by improving the assembly line (he made it move)
When was the first gasoline-powered American automobile made? - correct answer late
1800's
How did people use a telegraph to communicate without speech? - correct answer
Morse code
What effects did the construction of the transcontinental railroad have on coast-to-coast
communication? - correct answer it reduced coast-to-coast communication from 180
days to about a week
How did elevated trains and subways improve urban transportation? - correct answer by
transporting commuters without crowding city streets
How did Granville Woods improve the telegraph? - correct answer he made it possible
for moving trains to have telegraphs
What describes how urban commuting changed in the late 1800's? - correct answer
Elevated trains & subways replaced horse-drawn trolleys
How did the telephone different from the telegraph? - correct answer telephone allowed
for voice communication
How did the success of individuals such as Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell
change American culture? - correct answer Their success encouraged people to
experiment & invent new products
FULLY SOLVED #22
Thomas Edison's fascination with what invention inspired him to develop the
phonograph? - correct answer the telephone
What shows the broad scope of Thomas Edison's work? - correct answer his name was
on more than 1,000 patents
In what way was communication by telegraph an improvement over communication by
mail carriage? - correct answer telegraph allowed instant communication
What was made possible by Alexander Graham Bell? - correct answer instant
communication through speech
How did Henry Ford affect the automobile industry? - correct answer he made car
production cheaper by improving the assembly line (he made it move)
When was the first gasoline-powered American automobile made? - correct answer late
1800's
How did people use a telegraph to communicate without speech? - correct answer
Morse code
What effects did the construction of the transcontinental railroad have on coast-to-coast
communication? - correct answer it reduced coast-to-coast communication from 180
days to about a week
How did elevated trains and subways improve urban transportation? - correct answer by
transporting commuters without crowding city streets
How did Granville Woods improve the telegraph? - correct answer he made it possible
for moving trains to have telegraphs
What describes how urban commuting changed in the late 1800's? - correct answer
Elevated trains & subways replaced horse-drawn trolleys
How did the telephone different from the telegraph? - correct answer telephone allowed
for voice communication
How did the success of individuals such as Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell
change American culture? - correct answer Their success encouraged people to
experiment & invent new products
