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Industrial Revolution

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin?


¿En qué país comenzó la Revolución Industrial?


工业革命在哪个国家开始?

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

2.

What product was first made using machines in factories?


¿Qué producto se fabricó por primera vez utilizando máquinas en fábricas?


最初使用工厂的机器生产什么产品?

a)

Steel

b)

textiles

c)

locomotives

d)

flying shuttles

3.

What impact did the Agricultural Revolution have on the population of England?


¿Qué impacto tuvo la Revolución Agrícola en la población de Inglaterra?


农业革命对英格兰人口有什么影响?

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?


¿Cómo impactó la Revolución Agrícola a las agricultoras?


农业革命对农民有何影响?

a)

New farming methods required more workers on the farm.

b)

New farming methods produced bigger harvests with less farmers.

5.

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


¿Cuáles son los componentes idénticos que se pueden usar en lugar de los demás?


可以用来代替的相同组件是什么?

a)

Interchangeable parts

b)

Factories

c)

Dynamos

d)

Assembly Lines

6.
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
7.

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


el proceso de pasar de una sociedad agrícola, en la que la mayoría de los productos son hechos a mano, a una sociedad que prospera con productos fabricados a máquina


从大多数手工制造商品的农业社会过渡到以机械制造商品繁荣发展的社会的过程

a)

textile

b)

economy

c)

industrialization

d)

technology

8.

The Industrial Revolution happening during the _____ and the ____.


La Revolución Industrial sucediendo durante el _____ y el ____.


工业革命发生在_____和____。

a)

1700s, 1800s

b)

1800s, 1900s

c)

1900s, 2000s

d)

1500s, 1600s

9.

Which of the following is social affect of the Industrial Revolution?


¿Cuál de los siguientes es un efecto social de la Revolución Industrial?


以下哪项是工业革命的社会影响?

a)

the increase in air pollution

b)

people dying from lack of food

c)

an increase in deaths by road accidents

d)

the rise of the industrial middle class and industrial working class

10.

Urbanization is when...


La urbanización es cuando ...


城市化是当...

a)

people move from the city to the farm

b)

the creation of farming towns

c)

people move from the farm to the city

d)

the improvement of living conditions

11.

Select the negative effects of the Industrial Revolution:


Seleccione los efectos negativos de la Revolución Industrial:


选择工业革命的负面影响:

a)

Pollution

b)

Overcrowded cities

c)

Poor working conditions

d)

Increase in wages

12.

Businesses that are owned by investors....


Empresas propiedad de inversores ...


投资者所有的业务...

a)

companies

b)

stocks

c)

corporations

d)

shares

13.

Which word best describes the method of mass production in which a worker is responsible for one small task to be repeated over and over?


¿Qué palabra describe mejor el método de producción en masa en el que un trabajador es responsable de que una pequeña tarea se repita una y otra vez?


哪个词最能描述批量生产的方法,在这种方法中,工人负责一次又一次地重复执行一项小任务?

a)

Dis-assembly line

b)

assembly line

c)

labor union

d)

monopoly

14.
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
15.
Which is NOT a characteristic of Capitalism?
a)
Market Economy
b)
Supply and Demand
c)
Freedom of Competition
d)
Classless Society
16.
Laissez-faire means...
a)
Hats off
b)
Hands around
c)
Hands off
d)
Hands on
17.

The government or groups of workers might control these resources but the profits redistributed among the people, according to need.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

c)

Socialism

d)

Mixed Economy

18.
This economic system is based on competition, profits, and self-interest.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Capitalism
19.
In a "pure" communist society, who are the wealthiest and most powerful people?
a)
Intellectuals
b)
Business leaders
c)
Military leaders
d)
No One--every member of society is supposed to be equal
20.
How does socialism differ from capitalism?
a)
In socialism, the goverment controls the means of production; whereas, capitalism focuses on the private owner.
b)
In socialism, the goverment provides subsidies for small buisnesses; whereas, capitalism only depends on the corporations to spark the economy.
c)
In socialism, the goverment does not provide any form on humanitarian aid; whereas, capitalism funds small buisness with tax relief.
d)
In socialism, the government controls what the consumer can purchase; whereas, capitalism controls what the business can market.
21.
The founder of communism 
a)
Adam Smith
b)
John Locke
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Rousseau 
22.
This person wrote "The Wealth of Nations" and believed the government should have a limited role in business.
a)
John Locke
b)
Adam Smith
c)
Charles Fourier 
d)
Karl Marx
23.
This economic system aims to make the best products for the lowest amount of money, which often times leads to bad treatment of workers.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Mixed Market Economy 
d)
Capitalism 
24.
What was a long term result of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
A cleaner natural environment
b)
Animal Preservation
c)
Worker Unions and Labor Laws
d)
A second Neolithic Revolution
25.

Who was granted a patent in 1923 for a three-position traffic signal

a)

James Watt

b)

Henry

Bessemer

c)

Garrett

Morgan

d)

Lewis

Latimer

26.

The Bessemer

process was a method for producing

a)

electricity

b)

textiles

c)

interchangable parts

d)

steel

27.

How long

were the shifts that most workers had to work during the Industrial

Revolution?

a)

4-8 hours

b)

24 hours

c)

12-16 hours

d)

until they got tired

28.

What was the

average age that a child started working during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

18

b)

16

c)

12

d)

6