Industrial Revolution Quiz

Factors that contributed to Great Britain’s industrial success included all of the following EXCEPT

• a labor pool due to agricultural revolution

• an abundance of capital

• the following helped British farmers increase food production in the 1700s

• political instability provided by an absolute monarchy

Which of the following helped British farmers increase food production in the 1700s?

• reducing the size of their farms

• improved farm machinery

• crop rotation

• the availability of more farm workers

During the 1700s, the percentage of Europeans living in towns or cities was about

• 10 percent

• 25 percent

• 50 percent

• 80 percent

Which of the following became an important source of power for the Industrial Revolution?

• the steam engine

• animals

• the windmill

• the dynamo

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• United States

• England

• Africa

• China

Most rural villagers in pre-industrial times were

• farmers

• merchants

• artisans

• servants

Which of the following conditions during the Industrial Revolution supported Karl Marx’s ideas?

• There were a few wealthy business people while the majority of people were poor.

• More material goods were available.

• Factory workers gained great wealth.

• People were no longer threatened by famine.

Which of the following statements regarding workers in mines and factories during the early Industrial Revolution is true?

• They were allowed to form unions.

• Their working conditions were dangerous and inhumane.

• Although working conditions were harsh, they were paid well.

• The British government was interested in improving their lives.

In nineteenth-century cities, the poor lived

• in planned residential neighborhoods.

• on the outskirts of the city.

• in skyscrapers.

• in tenements near the factories.

The country nicknamed “the workshop of the world” because of the success of its industrialists was

• Great Britain

• Germany

• the United States

• France