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Practice Exam

Question 19 • US History

Which of these inventions arose from an attempt to help hearing-impaired people?

Answer
A
the multiplex telegraph
B
the telephone
C
the motion-picture machine
D
the phonograph

Explanation

Alexander Graham Bell developed the telephone while working on devices to help people who were deaf or hard of hearing, including efforts to improve speech and hearing. The telephone transmitted speech electrically, so choice B, the telephone, is correct.

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