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Effects of Technology on 1800s Society — Quiz

Question 8 • U.S. History I

Which best describes Thomas Edison?

Answer
A
Edison was responsible for over a thousand patents.
B
Edison improved on Samuel Morse’s invention.
C
Edison created the first set of interchangeable parts.
D
Edison invented the telegraph and the telephone.

Explanation

Thomas Edison was a prolific inventor who held more than 1,000 patents. Samuel Morse developed the telegraph, while Edison did not invent the telegraph or telephone. The first interchangeable parts also predated Edison, so choice A, “Edison was responsible for over a thousand patents,” best describes him.

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