Quiz on Alexander Graham Bell MPH 4B

What do most people have in their homes?

• Televisions

• Computers

• Phones

• Radios

What do we use our phones for today?

• Only to talk

• Sending messages, videos, and photos

• Playing only music

• Writing letters

How were messages sent before the first phone?

• By email

• By radio

• By telegraph

• By pigeon

Why were the first telegraph messages inconvenient?

• People had to wait for a long time to receive them

• They were too expensive

• They were too long

• Only a few people could read them

What was Alexander Graham Bell’s job?

• A scientist and a teacher

• A doctor

• A musician

• A businessman

What two machines did Bell invent?

• The computer and the radio

• A machine to send sounds and a machine to receive sounds

• The mobile phone and the television

• A typewriter and a calculator

Who was Mr. Watson?

• Bell’s friend

• Bell’s student

• Bell’s assistant

• A newspaper writer

How do you think Bell felt when he made his first phone call?

• Sad

• Excited

• Angry

• Confused