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Ch. 23 Lesson 1-4 Industrial Revolution Quizizz

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
2.

What product was first made using machines in factories?

a)

steel

b)

textiles

c)

locomotives

d)

flying shuttles

3.

What are identical components that can be used in place of each other?

a)

interchangeable parts

b)

factories

c)

intersecting lines

d)

assembly Lines

4.

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.

5.

What do we call a place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods?

a)

cartel

b)

corporation

c)

factory

d)

urbanization

6.

Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by

a)

factories.

b)

cottage industry.

c)

slaves.

d)

royalty.

7.

What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?

a)

moving

b)

colonization

c)

inflation

d)

urbanization

8.

Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

To get jobs in factories.

b)

To get jobs on farms.

c)

To join their families.

d)

To be with their friends.

9.

What machine allowed factories to be built anywhere, powered by coal?

a)

flying shuttle

b)

steam engine

c)

spinning jenny

d)

cotton gin

10.

Which statement is true?

a)

Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial Revolution.

b)

Work conditions were closely regulated.

c)

There were no labor laws that prevented children from working.

d)

Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly.

11.
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
12.
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.
13.

Which two 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

14.
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.
15.
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
16.
Who designed the first efficient steam engine?
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
John Kay
c)
Richard Arkwright
d)
James Watt
17.

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

18.

The Industrial Revolution happened during the _____ and the ____.

a)

1700s, 1800s

b)

1800s, 1900s

c)

1900s, 2000s

d)

1500s, 1600s

19.

The cottage industry system involved manufacturing

a)

of steam engines.

b)

of luxury goods.

c)

in the home.

d)

in small factories.

20.

Any fabric that is woven (by machine or hand) is called

a)

technology.

b)

a textile.

c)

an economic system.

d)

industrialization.

21.

What machine separated the seed from cotton fibers?

a)

spinning mule

b)

spinning jenny

c)

steam engine

d)

cotton gin

22.

The Industrial Revolution was triggered by sweeping changes in what?

a)

religion

b)

education

c)

agriculture

d)

politics

23.

How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?

a)

It made the crime rate decrease.

b)

It led to an increase in farm workers.

c)

It made the cities cleaner and safer.

d)

It led to an increase in population in the cities.

24.

What was the purpose of labor unions?

a)

So workers could negotiate as a group for bigger factories.

b)

So workers could negotiate as a group for better working conditions, wages, and benefits.

c)

So workers could negotiate as a group for a political revolution.

d)

So workers could negotiate as a group for better places to live.

25.

What is it called when workers in a union refuse to work until conditions improve?

a)

urbanization

b)

labor union

c)

factory system

d)

strike

26.

One effect of the cotton gin was that ____.

a)

farmers could plant more cotton in limited space

b)

the need for enslaved labor decreased

c)

the seeds of the cotton plant still stuck to the fibers

d)

workers could process more cotton in a shorter time

27.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Jim Morse
c)
James Watt
d)
the guy that delivers your pizza
28.

Where were most factories built before the steam engine was invented?

a)

in the mountains

b)

in the desert

c)

along rivers

d)

by major highways

29.

Why were railroads so important during this time?

a)

They moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances.

b)

They were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states.

c)

People could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city.

d)

They were better for animals to ride on.

30.
Who invented the steamboat?
a)
Robert Fulton
b)
Samuel Morse
c)
Cyrus McCormick
d)
Francis Cabot Lowell
31.
Who invented the steel plow?
a)
Cyrus McCormick
b)
John Deere
c)
Samuel Slater
d)
Robert Fulton
32.

What were living conditions in the city like during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

They were very extravagant.

b)

There were strict housing regulations.

c)

They were spacious and luxurious.

d)

They were crowded and unsanitary.

33.

Louis Pasteur discovered a link between diseases and ____.

a)

poisoned water

b)

religion

c)

bacteria

d)

ice cream

34.

Marie Curie won two Nobel Peace prizes for her work in ______ ______.

a)

wind mills

b)

fruit flies

c)

map projections

d)

radioactive elements

35.

What refers to new ideas about how to do something more efficiently as well as the equipment needed to do it?

a)

technology

b)

biology

c)

astrology

d)

zoology

36.

The _________ was invented by Samuel Morse in order to help the railroads communicate.

a)

telegraph

b)

telephone

c)

telescope

d)

television

37.

What was a significant change that happened during the Industrial Revolution.

a)

Farmers began selling large amounts of crops.

b)

Government began taxing workers on their wages.

c)

People began working in factories and mills.

d)

Workers began producing electric appliances.

38.

Private property is one major part of a(n) _____ system?

a)

free enterprise

b)

democratic

c)

factory

d)

insurance

39.

Before the Industrial Revolution, most people worked

a)

as government employees.

b)

as farmers.

c)

in cities.

d)

in factories.

40.

Which geographic feature was most important for the growth of cities?

a)

mountains

b)

canals

c)

farmland

d)

rivers

41.

Which of the following is a true statement about the free enterprise system?

a)

People vote for their leaders.

b)

Businesses and people own their property, without government intervention.

c)

There is a high level of government control.

d)

There are low levels of competition and risk.

42.

Which of the following led to an increase in trade?

a)

canals

b)

airports

c)

gasoline powered boats

d)

highway system

43.

Which invention revolutionized communication?

a)

railroads

b)

canals

c)

telegraph

d)

steamboat

44.

What was an effect of the railroads?

a)

It opened new markets for goods.

b)

It helped lowered tariffs.

c)

It increased prices.

d)

It led to rapid unemployment.

45.

What type of road is not government built and users are charged a fee for using it?

a)

toll

b)

utopian

c)

troll

d)

dynamo

46.

What is the term used to describe a perfect society where everyone lives in harmony?

a)

Socialism

b)

Communism

c)

Impressionism

d)

Utopia

47.

What do we call an extreme form of socialism that views class struggle between employees and employers as unavoidable.

a)

Impressionism

b)

Utilitarianism

c)

Racism

d)

Communism

48.

What is the term used to describe when a business is owned by many people who buy shares of stock.

a)

factory

b)

corporation

c)

utopia

d)

proletariat

49.

What do we call the process of taking over and fencing off land formally owned by peasant farmers.

a)

communism

b)

enclosure movement

c)

utilitarianism

d)

laissez-faire

50.
Who invented the flying shuttle?
a)
Thomas Malthus
b)
Robert Owen
c)
John Kay
d)
George Stepheson
51.
Who invented a steam locomotive?
a)
John Wesley
b)
George Stepheson
c)
Michael Faraday
d)
John Kay
52.

The Industrial Revolution created a new ____________ class.

a)

upper

b)

poor

c)

lower

d)

middle

53.

What is the idea that society should strive for the greatest happiness for the greatest number of citizens?

a)

utopia

b)

utilitarianism

c)

socialism

d)

capitalism

54.
Who built a town in Indiana and attempted to create a Utopia?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Michael Faraday
d)
Robert Owen
55.

According to Karl Marx, what was the name for the working class during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

darwinism

b)

proletariat

c)

communist

d)

bourgeoisie

56.
Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Adam Smith
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Alfred Nobel
57.
What group of people led violent protests that targeted industrial machinery?
a)
Luddites
b)
Socialists
c)
Impressionists
d)
Jacobins
58.

What do we call the process of moving from an agricultural society, in which most goods are handmade, to a society that thrives on machine-manufactured goods?

a)

textile

b)

economy

c)

industrialization

d)

technology

59.

The way that a society or nation produces and distributes goods and services is called

a)

its textile industry.

b)

its economy.

c)

its technology.

d)

its industrialization.

60.
Until the 1800s, how did most families get the items they needed for daily life?
a)
They made tools, clothing, materials, and food by hand.
b)
They bought them from factories.
c)
They bought them on the Internet.
d)
They bought them from stores.
61.
_______________ is a machine with sharp blades used to cut grain.
a)
The sower
b)
The reaper
c)
The cotton gin
d)
The sewing machine
62.
What was a nickname given to the steam locomotive?
a)
Steamy
b)
Iron Wagon
c)
Iron Horse
d)
Steam Horse
63.
_______________ are people who live in a country in which they were not born.
a)
Pioneers
b)
Immigrants
c)
Merchants
d)
Native Americans