M2L2 PRACTICE QUIZ

Henry Ford produced a more affordable car primarily because his company

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  Offered a variety of options to buyers.

• Used foreign-made parts.

• Paid workers lower wages than its competitors paid.

• Developed a less expensive method of production.

Which statement best describes the role of railroads in the industrialization of the United States?

• They provided an efficient means of transportation during the Age of Big Business.

• They are more important to industry today than they were 100 years ago.

• They were unable to compete in areas that had good water transportation.

• They were the earliest form of commercial transportation.

What is the purpose of a patent?

• To protect an inventor's idea and give them exclusive rights to it

• To allow anyone to use an invention freely

• To provide funding for inventors

• To register a business name

Who invented the telephone?

• George Westinghouse

• The Wright Brothers

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

What is the assembly line?

• A method of transportation

• A system where workers perform specific tasks as a product moves along a line

• A type of factory machine

• A way to organize workers into teams

Who is best known for inventing the first practical light bulb?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Lewis Latimer

• George Westinghouse

What does the term 'economy' refer to?

• The system of how money is made and used in a country

• A type of factory

• A method of transportation

• A government office

Who improved the light bulb by creating a longer-lasting filament?

• George Westinghouse

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Lewis Latimer

Who developed the air brake for trains and promoted alternating current (AC) electricity?

• Thomas Edison

• George Westinghouse

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Lewis Latimer

Who invented the first successful airplane?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• The Wright Brothers

• George Westinghouse