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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why did Thomas Edison's mother pull him out of school?
Because young Thomas's behavior annoyed his teachers.
Because she didn't want her son to learn about biology.
Because she needed him to work on the family farm.
He asked to, so that he could start his own business.
- 2. Multiple Choice
How was the telegraph different from the telephone?
The telephone could both send and receive information; the telegraph could only receive information.
The telephone could transmit information over long distances; the telegraph only worked over short distances.
The telephone could transmit a human voice; the telegraph could only transmit electric pulses.
The telegraph needed wires to transmit messages; the telephone was originally a wireless device.
- 3. Multiple Choice
How did Edison's phonograph capture sound?
on magnetic tape
on flat plastic discs
as bits of digital information
on wax cylinders covered with tinfoil
- 4. Multiple Choice
What was new about Edison's power distribution system?
It generated power at a central station and distributed it to homes and businesses through wires.
It provided power to people's homes and businesses without wires.
It provided power to remote rural areas.
It allowed every home to have its own telegraph machine.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is an opinion about Thomas Edison?
Edison invented the phonograph.
Edison had the most brilliant mind of the 19th Century.
Edison was hard of hearing.
A rest stop on the New Jersey Turnpike is named after Thomas Edison.
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