A Worker's Life - Practice Test

A Worker's Life - Practice Test

7th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

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A Worker's Life - Practice Test

A Worker's Life - Practice Test

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7th - 8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Jan Matzeliger’s invention had an impact on which of the following industries?

steel production

shoe manufacturing

automobile production

furniture manufacturing

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

People who worked in factories in the late 1800s usually faced

unsafe conditions.

short hours.

complex tasks.

difficult training.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The lasting machine had to be operated by workers who were skilled.

The lasting machine had to be operated by workers who were skilled.

The lasting machine made shoe production a time-consuming process.

The lasting machine made shoemaking a more complex, detailed process.

The lasting machine sped up the process and saved workers time and energy.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following worked in factories during the Gilded Age?

men, women, and children

men and women only

men and children only

men only

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, factory owners hired children

in spite of the laws against this practice.

because they could pay them less money.

because they did not want to hire women.

in the interest of keeping families together.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes child labor in the late 1800s?

Children who worked hard were paid higher wages.

Children did physical labor after school each day.

Children did physical labor instead of going to school.

Children had the opportunity to learn a skilled trade.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which best describes what occurred following the passage of the Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916?

The act stopped all factories from hiring child workers.

The act stopped most factories from hiring child workers.

The act was not signed by the president.

The act was later overturned by the Supreme Court.

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