Martin Cooper — Questions and answers
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What important event happened on April 3, 1973, in New York City?
Choices
- A) A new Hilton Hotel opened.
- B) Martin Cooper made the first public cellular phone call. ✓
- C) AT&T announced a new phone.
- D) Reporters met for a big news story.
Answer: B) Martin Cooper made the first public cellular phone call.
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What big problem did Martin Cooper see with phones when he started his career?
Choices
- A) Phones were too expensive for most people.
- B) Phones were too big and heavy to carry.
- C) Phones had to stay in one place, like a wall or a car. ✓
- D) Phones only worked in certain cities.
Answer: C) Phones had to stay in one place, like a wall or a car.
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What kind of phones was AT&T developing in the early 1970s?
Choices
- A) Desktop phones for offices.
- B) Car phones that stayed in vehicles. ✓
- C) Small, portable personal devices.
- D) Phones for airplanes.
Answer: B) Car phones that stayed in vehicles.
From page 3
What were some of the big challenges Martin Cooper's team faced while making the new phone?
Choices
- A) Finding enough engineers to work on the project.
- B) Making the radio parts tiny, saving power, and designing a comfortable shape. ✓
- C) Deciding what color the phone should be.
- D) Getting enough money to buy new tools.
Answer: B) Making the radio parts tiny, saving power, and designing a comfortable shape.
From page 4
Who did Martin Cooper call with the first public cellular phone?
Choices
- A) His family.
- B) A random person in the phone book.
- C) Joel Engel, his rival at Bell Labs. ✓
- D) The Hilton Hotel reception desk.
Answer: C) Joel Engel, his rival at Bell Labs.
From page 7
When did the Motorola DynaTAC 8000x finally launch commercially (for people to buy)?
Choices
- A) In 1973, right after the first call.
- B) In 1983, a decade later. ✓
- C) In 2003, much later.
- D) It never launched for people to buy.
Answer: B) In 1983, a decade later.
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How did mobile phones change over the decades after the DynaTAC 8000x launched?
Choices
- A) They stayed exactly the same size and shape.
- B) They became bigger and more expensive.
- C) They got smaller and could do more things. ✓
- D) They were mostly used for only emergencies.
Answer: C) They got smaller and could do more things.
From page 9
What did Martin Cooper's invention give people, according to the text?
Choices
- A) A new way to predict the weather.
- B) Unparalleled freedom to connect. ✓
- C) The ability to travel faster.
- D) A different kind of television.
Answer: B) Unparalleled freedom to connect.
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