Why was Adams unsuccessful in creating an inexpensive synthetic version of rubber from the chicle that de Santa Anna provided for him?
MasteryConnect: An Accidental Invention

Quiz
•
English
•
6th Grade
•
Easy
Amber Marine
Used 8+ times
FREE Resource
11 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The chicle was too expensive and few factories were producing it.
General de Santa Anna could not get enough chicle shipped from Mexico.
The chicle was not sturdy enough to hold the shape of the objects he created.
Adams did not try hard enough to develop the synthetic rubber from chicle.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which quotation from the passage shows evidence of the answer in Part A?
At the time, rubber was used for tires, shoes, toys, and many other products, but it was expensive, and there were few factories still producing it immediately after the Civil War. (paragraph 4)
The former Mexican general used some of his remaining connections in Mexico to deliver a shipment of the tree product to Staten Island. (paragraph 4)
Thomas first attempted to make bicycle tires from the chicle, but the substance was not tough enough to maintain the necessary shape. (paragraph 5)
The only asset he had was the large shipment of chicle that Santa Anna had provided, and he had no way of making money from it until a day in 1869 when he happened across a candy store. (paragraph 5)
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What can be inferred about Thomas Adams based on the description of him in paragraph 2?
Adams became an accomplished inventor after an unlikely meeting with a Mexican general.
Adams enjoyed inventing new things and found success in many aspects of his life.
Adams developed a friendship with a Mexican general while working as his photographer.
Adams was a photographer from Mexico who found success in New York.
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which two additional quotations from the passage show evidence of the answer in Part A?
Santa Anna witnessed these experiments and suggested that Thomas try chicle which was a substance obtained from Mexican sapodilla trees. (paragraph 4)
General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was over 70 years old and had experienced many historical events in his lifetime before his encounter with Adams. (paragraph 3)
While Santa Anna was staying with Thomas, Thomas attempted to develop a cheap synthetic replacement for rubber because of its high demand. (paragraph 4)
Within two years, Thomas Adams New York Chewing Gum company was producing “Chiclets” and other flavored gum in factories and became a national phenomenon. (paragraph 7)
“Thomas never became a famous photographer, but his accidental invention (with the help of an exiled Mexican general) definitely made a mark on American history.” (paragraph 7)
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which line from the text summarizes the central idea?
"Aztecs, Ancient Greeks, and even American Indians all had their own variations of the chewy substance, but the modern version that many Americans have come to enjoy was invented accidentally by a man named Thomas Adams in 1870." (paragraph 1)
"While Santa Anna was staying with Thomas, Thomas attempted to develop a cheap synthetic replacement for rubber because of its high demand." (paragraph 4)
"The former Mexican general used some of his remaining connections in Mexico to deliver a shipment of the tree product to Staten Island." (paragraph 4)
"The only asset he had was the large shipment of chicle that Santa Anna had provided, and he had no way of making money from it until a day in 1869 when he happened across a candy store." (paragraph 5)
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Based on its use in paragraph 5, what does the word viable mean?
artificial; magnified
impractical; unreasonable
possible; workable
separate; unique
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Part A: How does the passage support the idea that Thomas Adams made a significant impact on history by inventing chewing gum?
It describes how Adams changed the candy world by inventing chewing gum in a variety of flavors and introducing the gum vending machine.
It explains how Adams used his experience as an inventor to create his own company that manufactured the chewing gum vending machine.
It reveals that without his friendship with the Mexican General de Santa Anna, Adams would have never been able to invent chewing gum.
It states that Thomas was never famous for his photography, but he developed notoriety worldwide because he developed chewing gum.
Create a free account and access millions of resources
Similar Resources on Quizizz
10 questions
Central idea

Quiz
•
6th Grade
16 questions
Fun Facts about US Presidents

Quiz
•
6th Grade
12 questions
A Revolutionary Invention: From Chewing Gum to Bubble Gum

Quiz
•
6th Grade
12 questions
Bubble Gum

Quiz
•
6th Grade
16 questions
Non-Fiction Elements

Quiz
•
5th - 7th Grade
10 questions
Inferences Non Fiction

Quiz
•
6th Grade
11 questions
7c2 First Five Presidents Test

Quiz
•
6th Grade
12 questions
Direct & Indirect Objects

Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
Popular Resources on Quizizz
25 questions
Equations of Circles

Quiz
•
10th - 11th Grade
30 questions
Week 5 Memory Builder 1 (Multiplication and Division Facts)

Quiz
•
9th Grade
33 questions
Unit 3 Summative - Summer School: Immune System

Quiz
•
10th Grade
10 questions
Writing and Identifying Ratios Practice

Quiz
•
5th - 6th Grade
36 questions
Prime and Composite Numbers

Quiz
•
5th Grade
14 questions
Exterior and Interior angles of Polygons

Quiz
•
8th Grade
37 questions
Camp Re-cap Week 1 (no regression)

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
46 questions
Biology Semester 1 Review

Quiz
•
10th Grade