Technology and Society in the Industrial Age - Quiz Quiz

Question 1

What effects did the construction of the transcontinental railroad have on coast-to-coast communication?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: It reduced coast-to-coast communication from about 180 days to about a week.

Question 2

How did Henry Ford affect the automobile industry?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

D: He made car production cheaper by improving the assembly line.

Question 3

Which statement best describes how urban commuting changed in the late 1800s?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

D: Elevated trains and subways replaced horse-drawn trolleys.

Question 4

When was the first gasoline-powered American automobile made?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: the late 1800s

Question 5

Which of these statements best describes transportation within cities in the early 1800s?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: People moved from place to place slowly, and their transportation options were limited.

Question 6

Thomas Edison’s fascination with what invention inspired him to develop the phonograph?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: the telegraph

Question 7

How was the telephone different from the telegraph?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

D: The telephone allowed for voice communication.

Question 8

How did Granville Woods improve the telegraph?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: He made it possible for moving trains to have telegraphs.

Question 9

In what way was communication by telegraph an improvement over communication by mail carriage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: The telegraph allowed instant communication.

Technology and Society in the Industrial Age - Quiz Quiz Answers