Industrial Revolution Quiz

The Industrial Revolution started in which country and would spread across Europe mostly in what time period?

• United States, 1900s

• England, 1800s

• France, 1700s

• England, 1600s

The name "Industrial Revolution" is a fitting name for this time period due to...?

• The industrializing of cities causing large groups of people to move to the countryside to escape.

• The large amount of wars during this time period and rebellions to overthrow governments.

• A massive transformation in social classes and people's lifestyles during a short time period.

• None of the above are correct.

Which is the BEST answer for what would happen for the average consumer as textile production increased?

• The prices of food would increase due to many farmers quitting their profession to move to the cities for better goods.

• The prices of clothing would decrease as the supply increased, making clothing options more available to consumers.

• Workers at textile factories would make more money on average due to the increased production.

• The prices of clothing would increase due to the higher demand caused by urbanization, production would not keep up with population growth.

This machine, the steam engine, would be improved in the 1770s by which inventor?

• James Watt

• Isaac Newton

• Thomas Edison

• Nikola Tesla

During the Industrial Revolution, vaccinations became a medical breakthrough. How did Vaccines help?

• Vaccines prevented child minors from getting black lung when breathing in coal dust.

• Vaccines prevented anybody from catching Cholera when drinking dirty water.

• Vaccines allowed children to work inside factories in close proximity to other, older workers.

• Vaccines reduced the spread of diseases like smallpox.

Which of the following would be an example of Urbanization?

• City population dwindling as more people move out to the countryside.

• Factories beginning to create automobiles instead of textiles to facilitate a moving population.

• A city having to build more apartments for housing new immigrants.

• All of the answers are correct.

What happened to the World Population as countries began industrializing?

• It shrank quickly due to the amount of diseases from the working and living conditions.

• It shrank as there were less farmers and less people to provide food.

• It grew slowly as food availability and medical technology progressed over time.

• It grew rapidly due to mechanization of farms and major medical breakthroughs leading to lower death rates.

People moved to apartments for what reason during the Industrial Revolution?

• Apartments were more stylish than houses and offered more space to live in.

• Cities stopped building houses and only built apartments so people did not have a choice where they wanted to live.

• It was cheaper if they lived with other families and they were closer to work.

• All of the answers are correct.

Suffrage is...?

• A movement of a group of people trying to gain the right to vote.

• A group of people in a hospital all with similar diseases.

• A movement where women fought against child labor protections.

• None of the answers are correct.

Women and children often gained employment during this time period because...

• Factory owners felt women were better to promote and give raises than men.

• Factory owners felt that children did not need an education and were better served working.

• Women and Children complained less and could be paid less than men.

• There were more women workers available overall for factory owners to choose from.