Vinyl Record — Questions and answers

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What did Thomas Edison say about telephones that showed his curiosity?

Choices

  1. 'Telephones are too loud!'
  2. 'What good is a telephone if it can't record?' ✓
  3. 'I love talking on the telephone!'
  4. 'Telephones should be smaller.'

Answer: 'What good is a telephone if it can't record?'

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What was the main problem with Léon Scott de Martinville's phonautograph?

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  1. It was too loud.
  2. It couldn't draw the sound waves.
  3. It could draw sound, but couldn't play it back. ✓
  4. It only worked in the dark.

Answer: It could draw sound, but couldn't play it back.

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What was Thomas Edison's big idea that led to the phonograph?

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  1. He wanted to make the tinfoil stronger.
  2. He thought a telephone should be able to record.
  3. He realized if sound makes a mark, a mark can make sound. ✓
  4. He wanted to make music louder.

Answer: He realized if sound makes a mark, a mark can make sound.

From page 4

What was the new shape Emile Berliner used for his gramophone, instead of Edison's cylinder?

Choices

  1. A square box
  2. A round ball
  3. A flat disc ✓
  4. A tall cone

Answer: A flat disc

From page 5

What part of a record player touches the tiny groove on a vinyl record to make music?

Choices

  1. The turntable platter
  2. The record label
  3. The diamond-tipped stylus ✓
  4. The amplifier speaker

Answer: The diamond-tipped stylus

From page 7

What did making vinyl records in large factories help to achieve?

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  1. It made records very expensive.
  2. It made records impossible to find.
  3. It allowed music to be shared with millions around the world. ✓
  4. It made records only for rich people.

Answer: It allowed music to be shared with millions around the world.

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Even though there are new digital ways to listen to music, what has happened to vinyl records?

Choices

  1. They have completely disappeared.
  2. They are only found in museums now.
  3. They have become very popular again. ✓
  4. They are too difficult to use anymore.

Answer: They have become very popular again.

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