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WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution Quiz
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
2.
What had to occur before the Industrial Revolution could take place?
a)
The Economic Revolution
b)
The Glorious Revolution
c)
The Agricultural Revolution
d)
The French Revolution
3.
What impact did the Agricultural Revolution have on the population of England?
a)
The population increased a little.
b)
The population declined steeply.
c)
The population increased dramatically.
d)
The population stayed the same.
4.
How did the Agricultural Revolution impact farmers?
a)
New farming methods required more workers on the farm.
b)
New farming methods produced bigger harvests with less farmers.
5.
Which 2 natural resources were the backbone of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
wood and peat
b)
oil and natural gas
c)
coal and iron
d)
cotton and tobacco
6.
England is an island. Why was this an advantage during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
It wasn't an advantage.
b)
It made it more difficult for other countries to steal England's ideas.
c)
England has many ports and rivers which allow easier worldwide trade.
d)
England had tropical weather, which allowed more crops to be grown.
7.
Which innovation allowed factories to be built anywhere?
a)
flying shuttle
b)
spinning jenny
c)
cotton gin
d)
steam engine
8.
Why did "cottage industry" come to an end?
a)
Too many people moved to the city.
b)
It was replaced by the factory system.
c)
The need for textiles decreased.
d)
Women who worked in cottage industries went on strike.
9.
What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?
a)
ruralization
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
10.
The system in which the government owns and controls the means of production, such as mines and factories, is called?
a)
fascism
b)
socialism
c)
capitalism
d)
mercantilism
11.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Low wages
b)
Safe working conditions
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Widespread pollution
12.
Which of the following would NOT be associated with mass production?
a)
Interchangeable parts
b)
division of labor
c)
unique, hand made goods
d)
assembly line
13.
What product was first made using machines in factories?
a)
Steel
b)
textiles
c)
locomotives
d)
flying shuttles
14.
Which of the following groups would most likely benefit from the socialist ideas of Karl Marx?
a)
Entrepreneurs
b)
Factory Workers
c)
Large Business Corporations
d)
Factory Managers
15.
Factory workers faced low wages (pay), unsafe working conditions & long hours.
a)
true
b)
false
16.
Women were paid ____ than men for doing the same work.
a)
more
b)
less
17.
Businesses that are owned by investors....
a)
companies
b)
stocks
c)
corporations
d)
shares
18.
Railroads moved products to ______.
a)
sellers
b)
buyers
c)
bankers
d)
farmers
19.
What did people transport using the railroad?
a)
finished products
b)
raw materials
20.
Laissez-Faire Capitalism is a term that means the government is involved in all aspects of business.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Who controls the economic system in a Socialist economy?
a)
government
b)
people
c)
industries
d)
church
22.
Before the Industrial Revolution, products were made in the home by hand. This process is called the _______.
a)
Factory Industry
b)
Victorian Industry
c)
Cottage Industry
d)
Assembly Industry
23.
The Wealth of Nations was written by...
a)
Karl Marx
b)
James Watt
c)
Louis Pasteur
d)
Adam Smith
24.
Why did people move to cities during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
People were looking for work.
b)
People were looking for farms.
c)
People wanted to buy a house.
d)
People wanted to sell their crops.
25.
Before the Industrial Revolution, most people lived in __________.
a)
cities
b)
factories
c)
small farming villages
d)
apartments
26.
An early production method was called cottage industry because workers _________.
a)
built cottages
b)
worked in their homes
c)
lived in factories
d)
made cottage cheese
27.
The spinning jenny __________.
a)
wove cloth quickly
b)
was powered by water
c)
made production slow
d)
spun many threads at one time
28.
After the Industrial Revolution, people ____________.
a)
bought food and clothing from stores
b)
worked in factories
c)
lived in cities
d)
all of the above
29.
Who invented the spinning jenny?
a)
John Kay
b)
James Hargreaves
c)
Richard Arkwright
d)
Edmund Cartwright
30.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
a)
a change from making things by machines to making them by hand
b)
a change from making things by hand to making them by machines in factories
c)
a shift from a monarchy to a democracy
d)
a shift from old order to new order
31.
Which of these is true about the Enclosure Movement?
a)
It fenced off land to divide among small farmers.
b)
It forced people to move into urban areas.
c)
It led to the development of factories in rural areas.
d)
It improved cottage industries.
32.
This picture shows what problem of the factory system?
a)
Poor ventilation
b)
Unfair wages for women
c)
Lack of skilled workers
d)
Child labor
33.
Textile
a)
factories
b)
coal
c)
iron
d)
cloth
34.
mass production
a)
division of labor
b)
large quantities of cheap goods
c)
intercahable parts
d)
cottage industry
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