3.03 Industrial Revolution Quiz

Which was a characteristic that helped bring about the Industrial Revolution in England?

• a large population of landowners

• many local cotton farms

• many years of bad crops

• plentiful supplies of iron and coal

Which industry launched the Industrial Revolution?

• steel

• railroad

• textile

• petroleum

Which invention helped the textile industry move from homes to factories?

• Singer’s electric sewing machine

• Arkwright’s water frame

• Lenoir’s combustion engine

• the Bessemer process

Which steam-powered method of transportation quickly outpaced earlier forms for transporting goods and people?

• automobile

• trolley

• railroad

• canal barge

Which source of power was introduced in the late 1800s?

• coal

• wood

• animal

• electricity

Which production method emerged during the Second Industrial Revolution?

• waterwheel

• assembly line

• spinning jenny

• mills

Which best describes one outcome of Henry Ford’s method of production?

• His method required highly skilled workers, so new schools arose to train factory workers.

• Products made by his method took less time to build, so they cost less.

• Machines involved in the method were expensive, so the goods they produced were also expensive.

• Only a handful of products could made by his method, so it did not gain widespread use.

What is a corporation?

• a business owned by a group of investors who share in the profits and losses

• a business owned by a group of family members who share in the profits and losses

• a state-owned company

• a company that cannot be taxed by the federal government

Which was not a result of industrialization?

• child labor

• slave trade

• factory injuries

• overcrowded cities

Which best explains the rise of the middle class during the Industrial Revolution?

• Factory workers made more money than farm laborers.

• Factory owners had to be land owners as well.

• Factory-made goods were cheaper than handmade goods.

• Factories required skilled, educated managers and office workers.