Technology and Society in the Industrial Age — Quiz

Question 1

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

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

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

Elevated trains and subways replaced horse-drawn trolleys.

Question 4

When was the first gasoline-powered American automobile made?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the late 1800s

Question 5

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

When was the first gasoline-powered American automobile made?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the late 1800s

Question 7

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the telegraph

Question 8

How was the telephone different from the telegraph?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The telephone allowed for voice communication.

Question 9

How did Granville Woods improve the telegraph?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

He made it possible for moving trains to have telegraphs.

Question 10

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

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The telegraph allowed instant communication.

Technology and Society in the Industrial Age — Quiz Answers