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  • 1. 
    What new power technology was used by Robert Fulton to power boats?

  • Electricity
  • Wind
  • Gasoline
  • Steam

  • 2. 
    Who invented a new type of steam engine in 1781 that allowed the steam engine to be used in factories?

  • James Watt
  • Thomas Edison
  • Henry Bessemer
  • Henry Ford

  • 3. 
    What invention was developed by Samuel Morse?

  • Steam engine
  • Telegraph
  • Sewing machine
  • Spinning mule

  • 4. 
    What process allowed steel to be mass-produced at a lower cost?

  • Edison Process
  • Watt Process
  • Bessemer Process
  • Assembly process

  • 5. 
    What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?

  • Light bulb
  • Railroad
  • Elevator
  • Telephone

  • 6. 
    True or False: Trains were one of the most important modes of transportation during the Industrial Revolution.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 7. 
    Who invented the spinning jenny?

  • Henry Bessemer
  • Thomas Edison
  • Eli Whitney
  • James Hargreaves

  • 8. 
    Before steam power was invented, what were the early power sources of the Industrial Revolution?

  • Gasoline
  • Nuclear
  • Electricity
  • Water and wind

  • 9. 
    Who invented a safety break for elevators?

  • Elisha Otis
  • Eli Whitney
  • Elias Howe
  • Thomas Edison

  • 10. 
    Who invented the first practical incandescent light bulb?

  • Henry Ford
  • Eli Whitney
  • James Watt
  • Thomas Edison
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