Alexander Graham Bell — Questions and answers

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What were the first words Alexander Graham Bell spoke into the telephone that Thomas A. Watson clearly heard?

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  1. "Can you hear me now?"
  2. "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you." ✓
  3. "Hello, is anyone there?"
  4. "Speech is power!"

Answer: "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."

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What system did Alexander Graham Bell's father, Melville Bell, develop?

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  1. Silent Communication
  2. Visible Speech ✓
  3. Sound Waves
  4. Auditory Learning

Answer: Visible Speech

From page 2

What was Alexander Graham Bell trying to invent by sending multiple messages over one wire using musical notes?

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  1. A faster telegraph system called the 'harmonic telegraph' ✓
  2. A new type of musical instrument
  3. A way to communicate with aliens
  4. A silent alarm system

Answer: A faster telegraph system called the 'harmonic telegraph'

From page 3

What did Alexander Graham Bell realize was the key difference between telegraphy and human speech?

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  1. Telegraphy uses light, speech uses sound.
  2. Telegraphy uses continuous waves, speech uses on-off pulses.
  3. Telegraphy uses on-off pulses, speech uses continuous, undulating waves. ✓
  4. Telegraphy is for long distance, speech is for short distance.

Answer: Telegraphy uses on-off pulses, speech uses continuous, undulating waves.

From page 4

Who was Bell's main competitor in the race to patent the telephone?

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  1. Thomas A. Watson
  2. Anthony Pollok
  3. Elisha Gray ✓
  4. Robert Fulton

Answer: Elisha Gray

From page 6

Who was the Emperor of Brazil who exclaimed, 'My God, it talks!' when he first heard the telephone?

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  1. Dom Pedro I
  2. Dom Pedro II ✓
  3. Dom João VI
  4. Dom Manuel II

Answer: Dom Pedro II

From page 8

What was the main reason for the hundreds of lawsuits filed against Alexander Graham Bell?

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  1. He failed to pay his assistants.
  2. Competitors claimed prior invention or patent infringement. ✓
  3. His telephones were too expensive.
  4. He refused to sell his invention.

Answer: Competitors claimed prior invention or patent infringement.

From page 9

Besides the telephone, what other areas did Alexander Graham Bell continue to innovate in?

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  1. Cooking and baking
  2. Painting and sculpting
  3. Photophone and aviation research ✓
  4. Gardening and farming

Answer: Photophone and aviation research

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