Industrial Revolution Quiz

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

An entrepreneur is a type of

• scientist

• inventor

• business person

• personal secretary

What were the three factors of production required to drive the industrial revolution?

• government, military, colonies

• land, labor, capital

• raw materials, natural resources, man-made goods

• road, railway, and water transport

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

What was the main cause of the process of urbanization that occurred in 19th-century Britain and elsewhere in western Europe?

• poor crop yields

• industrialization

• improved living conditions in cities

• more efficient transportation systems

What is the laissez-faire policy?

• a policy that allowed labor to set working conditions based on votes on issues relevant to their industry

• a policy that let owners of industry set working conditions without government interference

What is the name for the voluntary associations of workers seeking labor reforms?

• unions

• strikes

• collective bargaining

• utilitarianism

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

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

• socialism

• communism

• utilitarianism

• trade unionism

How did the Industrial Revolution affect cities?

• It created technology to clean them.

• It made them lose valuable sources of food.

• It made the population grow faster than the housing supply.

• It made the crime rate drop.