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The Industrial Revolution

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

a)

The United States

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Germany

2.
What are identical components that can be used in place of each other?
a)
Interchangeable parts
b)
Factories
c)
Dynamos
d)
Assembly Lines
3.
Mass production led to:
a)
Products being more superior in quality
b)
goods became less expensive
c)
laborers received higher wages
d)
industries moved to rural areas
4.
What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?
a)
Moving
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
5.

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.

6.

Who designed the first efficient steam engine?

a)

James Hargreaves

b)

John Kay

c)

Richard Arkwright

d)

James Watt

7.
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
8.
Louis Pasteur discovered a link between diseases and ____.
a)
poisoned water
b)
super natural occurances
c)
bacteria
d)
none of the above
9.
An extreme form of socialism that views class struggle between employees and employers as unavoidable.  
a)
Impressionism
b)
Utilitarianism 
c)
Racism
d)
Communism
10.

Who wrote Wealth of Nations and supported Laissez-Faire economics?

a)

Adam Smith

b)

David Ricardo

c)

Thomas Malthus

d)

John Wesley

11.

Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Adam Smith

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Alfred Nobel

12.

Which statement about the early years of the Industrial Revolution is true?

a)

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

b)

Work conditions improved quickly

c)

There were no labor laws that prevented children from working

d)

Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly.

13.
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
14.
fabric that is woven
a)
technology
b)
textile
c)
economy
d)
industrialization
15.
the way that a society or nation produces and distributes goods and services
a)
textile
b)
economy
c)
technology
d)
industrialization
16.
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
17.
Where were most factories built?
a)
in the mountains
b)
in the desert
c)
along rivers
18.
Who invented cotton gin and interchangeable parts?
a)
John Deere
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Samuel Slater
d)
Elias Howe
19.
Who invented the steamboat?
a)
Robert Fulton
b)
Samuel Morse
c)
Cyrus McCormick
d)
Francis Cabot Lowell
20.
Who invented the telegraph?
a)
Elias Howe
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Samuel Slater
d)
Samuel Morse
21.
Women were paid ____ than men for doing the same work.
a)
more
b)
less
22.
These workers gather together to try and argue for better working conditions & higher pay. 
a)
abolitionists
b)
temperance movement
c)
organized labor
23.
Because children worked in factories 
a)
they had less education
b)
they became sick an injured
c)
they worked for less pay
d)
all of the above
24.
What was the purpose of labor unions?
a)
Negotiate as a group for bigger factories
b)
Negotiate as a group for better working conditions
c)
Negotiate as a group for a political revolution
d)
Negotiate as a group for a social revolution
25.
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.
26.
The _______________ is the name for the change from goods being made by hand at home to making them by machine in factories.
a)
French Revolution
b)
Machine Revolution
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
Technological Revolution
27.
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.
28.
Look at the time line. What would be a good title for it?
a)
How the Cotton Gin Is Made
b)
How the Erie Canal Was Built
c)
Inventions from the Industrial Revolution
d)
Inventors of the Industrial Revolution
29.

True or False? The Industrial Revolution is related with the British Enclosure Movement.

a)

False

b)

True

30.

The Industrial Revolution brought about the demise of what?

a)

British Enclosure Movement

b)

The Congress of Vienna

c)

Cottage Industry

31.

Which of the following was not a change in life during the Industrial Revolution ?

a)

Population increase

b)

Improved transportation

c)

Increased education

d)

Middle class destroyed

32.

Who developed the smallpox vaccination?

a)

Edward Jenner

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

James Watt

d)

James Hargreaves

33.

Who discovered bacteria?

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

James Watt

c)

James Hargreaves

d)

Eli Whitney

34.

Who created the steam engine?

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Edward Jenner

c)

James Watt

d)

James Hargreaves

35.

Who developed the process for making steel?

a)

James Watt

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Henry Bessemer

36.

True or False? The cotton gin decreased the need for slave labor.

a)

False

b)

True

37.

Who developed the spinning jenny?

a)

Jim Valvano

b)

John Smith

c)

James Hargreaves

d)

James Watt

38.

Who wrote WEALTH OF NATIONS and was influential in spreading capitalism?

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Groucho Marx

d)

George Washington

39.

_______ is an economic system where individuals control factors of production rather than government.

a)

Marxism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

d)

Socialism

40.

_______ is an economic/political system where government owns means of production & operates all business

a)

Hinduism

b)

Humanism

c)

Communism

d)

Capitalism

41.

Karl Marx advocated for...

a)

Capitalism

b)

Protestantism

c)

Catholicism

d)

Communism

42.

What is it called when workers refuse to work in order to get something they want?

a)

Strike

b)

Union

c)

Quittage

d)

Sorriness

43.

What is the term used for negotiations between unions and employers?

a)

Striking

b)

Collective bargaining

c)

Lobbying

d)

Stunting

44.

What is the term used for trying to influence voting or legislators or officials?

a)

Striking

b)

Makin' a deal

c)

Lobbying

d)

Collective bargaining

45.

Which conclusion about the 19th century is best supported by this table?

a)

Asia had the most natural resources for development.

b)

The United States developed the largest colonial empire.

c)

Western Europe was the most heavily industrialized area.

d)

France experienced the greatest industrial growth.

46.

What was one result of the British enclosure movement?

a)

More people moved to cities.

b)

There was less production of coal.

c)

More foreigners bought farmland.

d)

There were fewer factory owners.

47.

Edward Jenner's innovation helped to -

a)

improve public health

b)

enable mass production

c)

increase energy output

d)

allow faster transportation

48.

Which phrase best completes this list?

a)

Religious uniformity

b)

Business regulation

c)

Technological innovations

d)

Military alliances

49.

How did the Industrial Revolution improve the standard of living in England?

a)

By protecting industries from foreign competition

b)

By discovering new sources of raw materials

c)

By increasing the production of affordable goods

d)

By giving government more power to regulate business

50.

Who believed that governments should NOT interfere with a free market economy?

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Adam Smith

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

Adolf Hitler

51.

Which phrase best completes this diagram?

a)

Causes of Mercantilism

b)

Results of Capitalism

c)

Theories of Classicism

d)

Principles of Communism

52.

Which statement best describes the effects of the Industrial Revolution on families?

a)

family-based cottage industries were weakened.

b)

Families returned to a primary focus on domestic goods.

c)

Families struggled to share responsibilities in the household.

d)

Families were hired as a group in local industries.

53.

Improving economic status for workers through collective bargaining was the primary reason for the formation of -

a)

labor unions

b)

associations of journeymen

c)

secret fraternal organizations

d)

craft guilds

54.

Which phrase best completes this list?

a)

Technological advances

b)

Religious uniformity

c)

Business regulation

d)

Military alliances

55.

Karl Marx wrote two books, Das Capital and --

a)

Communist Manifesto

b)

The Wealth of Nations

c)

The Spirit of Laws

d)

The Social Contract

56.

Which concept is best described by this list?

a)

Urbanization

b)

Laissez-faire

c)

Enclosure movement

d)

Competition

57.

What is Laissez-faire economics?

a)

Government stays out of business

b)

Colonies are only source of wealth

c)

The wealthy are taxed higher

d)

Government controls the economy

58.

During the 19th century, which change led to an increase in the use of child labor?

a)

the public welfare system

b)

development of factories

c)

The expansion of large cities

d)

The rise of wages for artisans

59.

Which industry was the first to become industrialized?

a)

Steel

b)

Textile

c)

Shipbuilding

d)

Mining

60.

The Bessemer process was created to produce-

a)

steel

b)

explosions

c)

cotton

d)

electricity

61.

One effect of the enclosure movement was the-

a)

growth of small farms

b)

increased factory output

c)

decline in farming output

d)

increased farming efficiency

62.

The Industrial Revolution brought about the demise of what?

a)

British Enclosure Movement

b)

The Congress of Vienna

c)

Cottage Industry

63.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Former Cottage Industry

b)

Enclosure Movement

c)

Queen Elizabeth's land

d)

Abandoned property

64.
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.
65.
Businesses that are owned by investors....
a)
companies
b)
stocks
c)
corporations
d)
shares
66.
How did railroads impact the prices of goods & services?
a)
Made them more expensive & harder to ship
b)
made them cheaper & easier to ship
c)
Gave people a way of transportation
67.

Form of socialism advocated by Karl Marx; creation of a class-less society

a)

Communism

b)

Social Democracy

c)

Urbanism

d)

Utilitarianism

68.

Money or wealth used to invest in business or enterprise

a)

Tenement

b)

Entrepreneur

c)

Capital

d)

Urbanization

69.

The process of taking over and consolidating land formerly shared by peasant farmers.

a)

Tenement

b)

Proletariat

c)

Enclosures

d)

Urbanization

70.

a person who assumes financial risk in the hope of making profit

a)

Entrepeneur

b)

Proletariat

c)

Socialist

d)

Utilitarian

71.

A workers organization

a)

Labor Union

b)

Enclosure

c)

Capital

d)

Tenement

72.

Farms, Factories, Railways, and other large businesses that produce and distribute goods

a)

Turnpike

b)

Urbanization

c)

Means of Production

d)

Enclosure

73.

Melt in order go get pure metal away from its waste matter

a)

Incinerate

b)

Capital

c)

Smelt

d)

Mine

74.

What economic system uses the idea of Lassiez-faire as its roots?

a)

Socialism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

d)

None of the above

75.

True or False, Karl Marx was the main founder of the Capitalism economic system?

a)

True

b)

False

76.

All of these countries currently practice or have practices communism except which one?

a)

Russia

b)

India

c)

Cuba

d)

China

77.

What were working hours so long for factory workers?

a)

The owners wanted to produce as much product as possible to make more money

b)

The owners didn't like the workers at all

c)

As punishment for those who disobeyed

d)

They liked their jobs so much

78.

True or False, Urbanization caused overcrowding and horribly dirty living and working conditions.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.

a)

Cartel

b)

Corporation

c)

Factory

d)

Urbanization

80.

The Industrial revolution created a new ____________ class.

a)

Upper

b)

Poor

c)

Lower

d)

Middle

81.

Germ theory, which was discovered by medics during the Industrial Revolution showed

a)

how diseases are caused.

b)

people how dirty their foods was.

c)

how the circulatory system worked.

d)

how diseases were harmful.

82.

What is one way that the Industrial Revolution still negatively affects us all today?

a)

Factory work is still incredibly dangerous and refuse to change.

b)

Greenhouse gases from burning coal has led to climate change.

c)

Children still work in factories in Europe and parts of the US.

d)

Smallpox is still a disease that affects a lot of people.

83.

Which of the following is an example of the free enterprise system?

a)

A fisherman buys a boat and uses it to catch fish which he then sells to people at the price he chooses

b)

A husband purchases roses for his wife for her birthday

c)

A factory owner is required by law to pay his employees $20 every day

d)

A farmer is asked by the government to plant 10 acres of corn to provide food for soldiers during a war

84.

The purpose of a capitalist society is to -

a)

Use money to keep good politicians in power

b)

Create equality among all social classes

c)

Prevent one company from taking over a certain industry, like railroads

d)

Use money to make more money

85.
Who invented the flying shuttle?
a)
Thomas Malthus
b)
Robert Owen
c)
John Kay
d)
George Stepheson
86.
Who invented a steam locomotive?
a)
John Wesley
b)
George Stepheson
c)
Michael Faraday
d)
John Kay
87.
What is the name for the working class during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
darwinist
b)
proletariat
c)
communist
d)
dynamo
88.

Adam Smith compared the forces of supply and demand in a free market to

a)

the foundation of a house

b)

a revolving wheel

c)

a hammer and nail

d)

an invisible hand

89.

Who wrote the pamphlet The Communist Manifesto in 1848?

a)

Adam Smith and David Hume

b)

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

c)

George Bernard Shaw

d)

Batman and Robin

90.

All of the following are communist beliefs EXCEPT:

a)

need for revolution

b)

class conflict as driving force in history

c)

strong belief in nationalism

d)

inevitability of capitalism's demise

91.

The "second industrial revolution" from 1850 to 1900 featured all of the following EXCEPT

a)

steel

b)

computers

c)

chemicals

d)

electricity

92.

In what two locations did the Industrial Revolution first transform agrarian, handicraft economies into industrial, urban ones?

a)

America and Asia

b)

Europe and Africa

c)

Europe and Asia

d)

Europe and America

93.

How were textiles made BEFORE the Industrial Revolution?

a)

On large cotton plantations, with slave weavers

b)

In factories, with water-powered looms

c)

At home, in the "cottage industry"

d)

By organized Medieval Guilds, in trading towns

94.

Which important people were respected by English society and funded by wealthy patrons?

a)

Writers and Artists

b)

Factory workers

c)

Engineers and Inventors

d)

Bourgeoisie

95.

Who was responsible for developing motorized flight

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

The Wright Brothers

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

Samuel Morse

96.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
97.
Which of the following is not an accurate description to working conditions during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Workers often worked 12 or more hours a day
b)
Workers were given multiple breaks
c)
Children as young as ten often worked infactories
d)
Workers received low wages
98.
What is the open field system?
a)
land was open for anyone to use who wanted to farm
b)
large land owners were only able to farm
c)
the land was privately owned
d)
farming was done in cities
99.
As the population grew, that meant more ___________ for factories and industries.
a)
Workers
b)
Cloth
c)
Unions
d)
Reform

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