Technology and Society in the Industrial Age

Question 1

Now review what you have learned about the Communication Revolution.Complete each sentence by choosing the right word or phrase.1. Samuel Morse invented the .

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telegraph

Question 2

2. A little more than thirty years after the telegraph was invented, the replaced it.

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telephone

Question 3

3. Today’s telephones are than the ones used in 1876.

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smaller

Question 4

How did new methods of rail transportation help city people commute?

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They made it possible for people to live in one part of the city and work in another.; They made the city feel more convenient.; They made it easier for people to get around the city to shop or do business.

Question 5

Which of these forms of transportation used only wheels?

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automobiles

Question 6

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

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They created more freedom and convenience.

Question 7

Look at these three pictures. They all represent a modern version of Edison's ideas. Choose the Edison invention that matches each picture.

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phonograph

Question 8

Look at these three pictures. They all represent a modern version of Edison's ideas. Choose the Edison invention that matches each picture.

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incandescent bulb

Question 9

In the early 1900s, American society became a consumer society. What made this happen?Check all of the boxes that apply.

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new inventions for household use; the use of advertising to reach consumers; increased availability of consumer products

Question 10

Look at these three pictures. They all represent a modern version of Edison's ideas. Choose the Edison invention that matches each picture.

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motion-picture machine

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