Read the passage and answer the following questions about the story of the telephone.
Passage: The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. It allowed people to communicate with each other over long distances using wires and sound. Before the telephone, people relied on letters and telegraphs to send messages, which could take days or even weeks. The invention of the telephone revolutionized communication and made it possible to talk to someone on the other side of the world in real time.