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E.A Industrial Revolution Quizizz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When and where did the industrial revolution first started?

a)

1750, Great Britain

b)

1999, Germany

c)

1796, Switzerland

d)

1840, Brazil

2.
Railroads moved ___-_________ to factories.
a)
finished prodcuts
b)
raw materials
3.
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.
4.

The term laissez-faire roughly translates to mean

a)

leave alone

b)

resist

c)

freedom

d)

control

5.

The process of an area growing larger, with an increase in population, production of goods and services, and availability of a variety of options to fulfill one's wants and needs is called

a)

industrialization

b)

urbanization

c)

materialism

d)

commercialism

6.
How did the Industrial Revolution change the way we create goods?
a)
we made fewer products
b)
we made better quality products
c)
we made products from home
d)
mass production & cheaper goods
7.

Before the industrial revolution, the main economical activity in Europe was ...

a)

Home offices

b)

Agriculture

c)

Electrical Energy

d)

Fish Farming

8.

One of the inventions that transformed society and helped the industrial revolution was

a)

Nuclear power plants

b)

Electrical power plants

c)

Steam engines

d)

The atomic bomb

9.

It is safe to say that city life conditions for the lower class was ...

a)

Dirty and unsafe, people lived in tight and cramped up spaces and worked long hours

b)

Safe and clean, with pure air and little pollution

c)

Peaceful and nice, cities were safe and children went to proper schools full time

d)

Quiet and peaceful

10.

The first industry of the industrial revolution was the ...

a)

Automotive industry

b)

Textile Industry

c)

Nuclear weapons industry

d)

Military industrial complex

11.
Women were paid ____ than men for doing the same work.
a)
more
b)
less
12.
How did the Industrial Revolution change the way we create goods?
a)
we made fewer products
b)
we made better quality products
c)
we made products from home
d)
mass production & cheaper goods
13.
This picture shows which problem of the factory system?
a)
unsafe working conditions
b)
urbanization
c)
unfair wages for women
d)
child labor
14.

What was the main vehicle of transportation of manufactured products during most of the industrial revolution?

a)

Diesel trucks

b)

Steam train locomotives

c)

Electric cars

d)

Horseback carriages

15.

The conditions for workers in factories were...

a)

Good, factories were clean and safe environments

b)

Bad, but workers had a voice to argue against industry owners

c)

Bad, low wages and long hours.

d)

Good, workers were well paid and worked fewer hours than modern times