A Worker's Life - Practice Test

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

• steel production

• shoe manufacturing

• automobile production

• furniture manufacturing

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

• unsafe conditions.

• short hours.

• complex tasks.

• difficult training.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Which of the following best defines mass production?

• Mass production is a system that entails unskilled workers quickly making a small amount of goods.

• Mass production is a system that entails skilled workers slowly making a large amount of goods.

• Mass production is a system that entails machines quickly making a large amount of goods.

• Mass production is a system that entails skilled workers slowly making a small amount of goods.

Because of mass production, the majority of factory owners

• replaced skilled workers with unskilled workers.

• hired only highly trained male workers.

• used only unskilled child workers.

• replaced unskilled workers with skilled workers.

Workers of the Gilded Age faced dangerous conditions working in factories and

• on railroads.

• in hospitals.

• on farms.

• in households.