Miners working closed mines

Miners working closed mines

Assessment

Interactive Video

Engineering

11th Grade - University

Hard

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The video discusses a coal enterprise involving 25,000 men working in crews to extract coal using homemade machinery. The coal is then prepared for sale and distributed to major cities like New York, Baltimore, Washington, and Boston, often at a lower price per tonne than legally required.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many men were organized into crews for the coal mining enterprise?

15,000

10,000

30,000

25,000

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of machinery was used by the crews to bring coal to the surface?

Advanced industrial machinery

Homemade machinery

Imported machinery

Automated machinery

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which cities were mentioned as markets for the coal?

Los Angeles and San Francisco

Chicago and Detroit

New York and Baltimore

Miami and Orlando

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the price difference per tonne of coal compared to the legal price?

Five dollars more

Ten dollars less

Two or three dollars less

One dollar more

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How far north does the coal distribution reach?

Toronto

Boston

Philadelphia

Chicago