Multiple choice general knowledge

Alexander Graham Bell,inventor of telephone,never telephoned his mother or wife ..

  1. cause they were both dead by then

  2. cause they were both dumb

  3. cause they were both deaf

  4. cause they had a fight with him
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Alexander Graham Bell's mother Eliza Grace Symonds and wife Mabel Hubbard were both deaf. Bell's work with the deaf community, including teaching elocution to the deaf, directly inspired his invention of the telephone. This personal connection made him never need to telephone them.

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