Industrial Revolution Quiz

Which of the following economic system allows business to operate with little or no government interference?

• Mercantilism

• Laissez Faire

• Socialism

Which of the following nations were leading power during industrial revolution?

• Britain, France, United States

• Germany, United States

• France and United States

Which of the following reasons caused Industrial Revolution to start in Britain?

• Britain had natural resources, labor, capital and entrepreneurship.

• Britain owned several prosperous colonies such as India, America

• Britain had wealth

Utilitarianism created the idea of

• Free market

• Laissez faire economy

• The goal of society should be to ensure the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people

The proponent of Utilitarianism was

• Karl Marx

• Jeremy Bentham

• John Locke

Which of the following statements state the cause of Industrial revolution?

• Rapid urbanization

• Better life

• Improved farming and a practice called enclosure

The period when production shifted from simple hand tools to complex machines, and sources of energy shifted from human and animal power to steam, are called

• Urbanization

• Commercial revolution

• Industrial revolution

Which of the following is one of the effects of Industrial revolution?

• Britain had natural resources, labor, capital and entrepreneurship

• Agricultural Revolution

• Worker’s protest

Building infrastructures; cities, railroads were the causes of Industrial Revolution

• True

• False

Bourgeoisie was the class the people who controlled the society and its wealth

• True

• False