Technology and Society in the Industrial Age

Question 1

1. Samuel Morse invented the .2. A little more than thirty years after it was invented, the was rapidly replaced by the . 3. Today’s telephone uses the same basic that were used in 1876.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: telephone; B: telegraph; C: telephone; D: telegraph; E: telephone; F: telegraph; G: voice technologies; H: parts

Question 2

How did new methods of rail transportation help people commute in cities?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: They made it possible for people to live in one part of the city and work in another.; B: They made the city feel more convenient.; C: They made it easier for people to get around the city to shop or do business.; D: They made it possible for cities to continue to support more residents.

Question 3

Which of these forms of transportation was not an innovation that used rails?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: the automobile

Question 4

Look at these three pictures. Each one represents a modern version of Edison’s original idea. Select the Edison invention that matches each picture.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: incandescent lightbulb; B: motion picture machine; C: phonograph; D: incandescent lightbulb; E: motion picture machine; F: phonograph; G: incandescent lightbulb; H: motion picture machine; I: phonograph

Question 5

Which problems did you include in your answer?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: The telegraph usually required people to go to offices.; B: The telegraph wasn’t easy to carry around.; C: The telegraph couldn’t transmit voices.; D: The telegraph required a special code to communicate.

Question 6

How did automobiles affect Americans’ ability to get from place to place?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: by creating more freedom and convenience

Question 7

Which of the following changes did you address in your answer?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: commuter transit; B: automobiles; C: telegraphs and telephones; D: lightbulbs; E: entertainment products; F: consumer goods

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