Industrial Revolution Quiz

In the 1700s, the process of enclosure tended to increase

• farming efficiency

• farmers' reliance on a single cash crop

• the use of the broadcast method of seeding

• the amount of common land available for grazing

How did the crop rotation system that developed in Britain during the agricultural revolution increase crop yields?

• by allowing more land to rest

• by increasing nutrients in the soil

• by ensuring that more of the seeds that were planted actually sprouted

• by decreasing the amount of land used to grow nutrient-depleting crops

Which of the following was the first area to undergo major industrialization?

• banking

• railroads

• coal mining

• textile production

Which of the following did NOT improve as an early result of the Industrial Revolution?

• factory working conditions

• the quality of clothing

• the average person's diet

• transportation

Which of the following did NOT increase as an early result of the Industrial Revolution?

• urbanization

• the size of the middle class

• the length of the average work day

• the life expectancy of the average worker

Which inventor, using the Rocket, won the transportation competition from Liverpool to Manchester?

• Henry Bessemer

• Edward Jenner

• Robert Fulton

• George Stephenson

Which of the following did NOT improve as a result of the Industrial Revolution?

• living conditions for the average worker

• educational opportunities

• preservation of the environment

• affordability of consumer goods

Who defended the free-market system of capitalism in the book, The Wealth of Nations?

• Adam Smith

• John Stuart Mill

• Jeremy Bentham

• William Wilberforce

With which of the following is Karl Marx most closely associated?

• socialism

• communism

• utilitarianism

• trade unionism

What was the Industrial Revolution?

• increased purchases of land by wealthy landowners to cultivate larger fields

• increased output of machine-made goods that began in England during the 18th-century

• a widespread use of teenagers as factory laborers who worked 14-hour days, 6 days a week

• increased populations of urban areas during the 1800s