Automobile — Questions and answers

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What did Karl Benz want to be free from when he thought of a new way to move?

Choices

  1. The constraints of horses ✓
  2. The clatter of his workshop
  3. The bustling street outside
  4. The year 1886

Answer: The constraints of horses

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What did Karl Benz say was the key to his new engine, instead of external combustion like steam?

Choices

  1. Controlled explosions happening right inside the engine. ✓
  2. Using a very large sheet of paper.
  3. His wife, Bertha's, questions.
  4. Making the engine out of gas.

Answer: Controlled explosions happening right inside the engine.

From page 4

How many distinct steps are in the engine's cycle that Karl Benz explained?

Choices

  1. Two steps
  2. Three steps
  3. Four steps ✓
  4. Five steps

Answer: Four steps

From page 5

What part provided the spark to ignite the fuel-air mixture in the Benz Patent-Motorwagen?

Choices

  1. The evaporative cooler
  2. The trembler coil ✓
  3. The engine itself
  4. The visiting engineer

Answer: The trembler coil

From page 7

What did Bertha Benz use to clear the blocked fuel line during her journey?

Choices

  1. A wrench
  2. A hatpin ✓
  3. Her son's toy
  4. A small rock

Answer: A hatpin

From page 8

What was one challenge mentioned for the mass adoption of the Benz Patent-Motorwagen?

Choices

  1. It was too slow for people.
  2. It used too much water.
  3. The high cost of production and need for better roads. ✓
  4. No one was interested in personal freedom.

Answer: The high cost of production and need for better roads.

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