Ch. 19.2 QUIZ

He was in the "invention business"

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Cyrus Field

• George Eastman’s

• John Thurman

• Thomas Edison

He invented the telephone

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Cyrus Field

• Henry Ford

• John Thurman

• Thomas Edison

He introduced the Model T

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Cyrus Field

• Henry Ford

• John Thurman

• Thomas Edison

His most important invention was the improved electric light bulb.

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Cyrus Field

• Henry Ford

• John Thurman

• Thomas Edison

He was responsible for laying the first transatlantic telegraph cable

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Cyrus Field

• Henry Ford

• John Thurman

• Thomas Edison

a system with machines and workers arranged so that each person performs an assigned task

• mass production

• factory system

• assembly line

• chain stores

the production of large quantities of goods using machinery in a factory

• mass production

• factory system

• assembly line

• chain stores

Cornelius Vanderbilt was a "captain of industry" in what industry?

• Steel

• Railroads

• Oil

• Banking

He invented air brakes

• George Westinghouse

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• George Pullman

• Gustavus Swift

These were secret discounts offered by railroad companies

• pools

• time zones

• rebates

• standard gauge