WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Industrial Revolution began in which country?
a)
Belgium
b)
Germany
c)
United States
d)
Great Britain
2.
Who invented the spinning jenny?
a)
Jethro Tull
b)
Charles Townsend
Charles Townsend
Charles Townsend
c)
James Hargreaves
d)
John Kay
3.
What did the spinning jenny do?
a)
Made trains go faster
b)
Increased the productivity of weavers
c)
It was the first car tire
d)
Helped farmers plow their land more productively
4.
What is the term for the movement of people to cities?
a)
urbanization
b)
industrialization
c)
desertification
d)
depopulation
5.
Which of the following groups of people worked in factories?
a)
Men
b)
Women
c)
Children
d)
All of the above
6.
Many children worked in factories during this time. One of them, William Cooper, testified that he worked how many hours per day?
a)
16 hours
b)
10 hours
c)
8 hours
d)
6 hours
7.
Which of the following is a positive effect of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Increased pollution
b)
Inspired new technology and inventions
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Rising Inequality
8.
The Industrial Revolution led to growth in what part of society?
a)
Upper Class
b)
Middle Class
c)
Clergy
d)
Noblemen
9.
Who was one of the inventors of Communism?
a)
Adam Smith
b)
Josef Stalin
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Immanuel Kant
10.
Which of the following beliefs is not part of the capitalist system?
a)
Individuals own property
b)
Progress results from people following their own self-interest
c)
goods should be distributed according to need
d)
government should not interfere with business
11.
What is it called when a company's employees refuse to work?
a)
Strike
b)
Walk Out
c)
Sit In
d)
Sit Out
12.
Who invented the telephone?
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Guglielmo Marconi
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
13.
What is Charles Darwin's contribution to science?
a)
germ theory
b)
genetic theory
c)
theory of evolution
d)
found a radioactive element
14.
What does the phrase "mass culture" refer to?
a)
culture that his heavy
b)
entertainment that appeals to a large audience
c)
entertainment that appears to a small audience
d)
culture enjoyed only by the lower class
15.
What was the movement in arts and literature that tried to show life as it really was?
a)
Impressionism
b)
Romanticism
c)
Realism
d)
Cubism
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