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1.

The time of greatly increased output of machine-made goods, that began in England in the middle 1700s.

a)

Agricultural Revolution

b)

Telecommunication Revolution

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Imperialism

2.

The country that saw the birth of the Industrial Revolution was ...

a)

Great Britain

b)

The United States of America

c)

France

d)

Germany

3.

The period when English landowners began to buy large amounts of land and try innovative scientific methods in farming.

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

Agricultural Revolution

c)

Telecommunication Revolution

d)

Imperialism

4.

Large fields surrounded by small fences.

a)

Hives

b)

Farming Complex

c)

Enclosures

d)

Acres

5.

One of the following was NOT a result of the Agricultural Revolution ...

a)

Farmers worked longer hours

b)

Farmers were forced to become tenant farmers

c)

Landowners used scientific methods in farming

d)

Farmers travelled to industrial cities to find work

6.

Crop rotation is ...

a)

The process of farming more than one crop in the same land at the same time

b)

The process of farming different crops in the same land every season

c)

The process of allowing land to gain its nutrients by skipping farming every season.

d)

The process of farming the same crop in the same land every season

7.

The Seed Drill was invented by ...

a)

Robert Bakewell

b)

Jethro Tull

c)

John Kay

d)

James Watt

8.

The Seed Drill ...

a)

allowed farmers to harvest crops quickly

b)

allowed farmers to use less water in irrigation

c)

allowed farmers to sow seeds deeper in the soil

d)

allowed farmers to sow seeds in well-spaced rows

9.

One of the following is NOT a factor of production ...

a)

Land

b)

Transportation

c)

Capital

d)

Labor

10.

Britain was the first country to experience Industrialization because ...

a)

It enjoyed political stability

b)

It had plenty of workers and resources

c)

It had many rivers and harbors for transportation

d)

All the answers are correct

11.

The industry that started the Industrial Revolution was ...

a)

Textile

b)

Locomotives

c)

Steam Engines

d)

Coal Mining

12.

The Flying Shuttle was invented by ...

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Jethro Tull

c)

John Kay

d)

James Watt

13.

A machine that speedily carried threads of Cotton back and forth when the weaver pulled a handle is known as ...

a)

The Spinning Jenny

b)

The Flying Shuttle

c)

The Spinning Mule

d)

None of the answers is correct

14.

The Spinning Jenny was invented by ...

a)

John Kay

b)

James Watt

c)

Jethro Tull

d)

James Hargreaves

15.

This machine allowed one man to make eight threads at a time.

a)

The Spinning Jenny

b)

The Spinning Mule

c)

The Water Frame

d)

The Flying Shuttle

16.

This machine used the waterpower from rapid river streams to operate spinning wheels.

a)

The Spinning Mule

b)

The Spinning Jenny

c)

The Water Frame

d)

The Flying Shuttle

17.

The Water Frame was invented by ...

a)

Richard Arkwright

b)

John Kay

c)

James Hargreaves

d)

James Watt

18.

This machine combined features of the spinning jenny and the water frame to produce finer, stronger, and consistent threads.

a)

The Cotton Gin

b)

The Spinning Mule

c)

The Flying Shuttle

d)

The Steam Engine

19.

The Spinning Mule was invented by ...

a)

James Watt

b)

John Kay

c)

Richard Arkwright

d)

Samuel Crompton

20.

This machine was able to remove seeds from raw cotton much faster than doing it manually.

a)

The Spinning Jenny

b)

The Cotton Gin

c)

The Water Frame

d)

The Flying Shuttle

21.

The Cotton Gin was invented by ...

a)

James Watt

b)

James Hargreaves

c)

Richard Arkwright

d)

Eli Whitney

22.

The man who invented the Steam Engine was

a)

James Hargreaves

b)

Richard Arkwright

c)

James Watt

d)

John Kay

23.

The businessman who paid James Watt a salary and encouraged him to build Steam engines was ...

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Samuel Crompton

c)

Matthew Boulton

d)

Richard Arkwright

24.

A person who organizes, manages, and takes on the risks of a business is known as ...

a)

Corporate

b)

Entrepreneur

c)

Inventor

d)

Business Manager

25.

The first-ever Steamboat was called ...

a)

Clermont

b)

Virginia

c)

Queen Elizabeth

d)

None of the answers is correct

26.

The Steamboat was invented by ...

a)

Richard Arkwright

b)

George Stephenson

c)

James Watt

d)

Robert Fulton

27.

The British developed their water transportation by ...

a)

inventing the steamboat

b)

digging a network of canals

c)

creating iron ships

d)

occupying Suez Canal

28.

A type of road made with a layer of large stones topped by a smoothed layer of crushed rock (Gravel) is known as ...

a)

Highways

b)

Autobans

c)

Macadam roads

d)

Asphalt roads

29.

The macadam roads ...

a)

allowed wagons and carts to use roads in the rain

b)

were shorter than dirt roads

c)

gave travelers more security from thieves

d)

all the answers are correct

30.

Private investors formed companies that built roads and then operated them for profit. This system was known as ...

a)

Turnovers

b)

Turnsilos

c)

Turnpikes

d)

U-Turns

31.

The first-ever steam locomotive was invented by ...

a)

Richard Trevithick

b)

James Watt

c)

George Stephenson

d)

Eli Whitney

32.

The world’s first railroad line was from the Yorkshire coalfields to the port of Stockton on the North Sea. this line was built by ...

a)

Richard Trevithick

b)

George Stephenson

c)

James Watt

d)

Robert Fulton

33.

The Liverpool-Manchester Railroad used a new locomotive known as ...

a)

Geronimo

b)

Rocket

c)

Rabbit

d)

Bullet

34.

The invention of railways ...

a)

Gave businessmen a cheap way to transport materials and finished products

b)

Provided thousands of jobs for miners and railway workers

c)

Allowed people from villages to accept jobs in distant cities

d)

all the answers are correct

35.

City building and the movement of people to cities is known as ...

a)

Imperialism

b)

Industrialization

c)

Urbanization

d)

Civilization

36.

Sanitary codes are ...

a)

Systems of pipes to provide clean drinking water

b)

Systems of pipes to get rid of human waste

c)

Systems of underground tunnels to facilitate traffic

d)

None of the answers is correct

37.

The Middle-Class in Britain was formed of ...

a)

Professionals

b)

Skilled Workers

c)

Factory Owners

d)

All the answers are correct

38.

A group of workers who destroyed weaving machines in factories of northern England to express their anger for losing their jobs to machines, and were known as ...

a)

Pinkertons

b)

Communists

c)

Luddites

d)

Anarchists

39.

One of the following was NOT part of the working conditions during the Industrial Revolution.

a)

Factories were dirty and dangerous

b)

Workers worked over 16 hours a day

c)

Women and children were not used in factories or mines

d)

Workers were paid very low wages

40.

The Long-Term Effect of Industrialization on the working conditions was ...

a)

Workers earned very low wages

b)

workers worked over 16 hours a day

c)

workers worked in more dangerous places

d)

workers won higher wages and better working conditions

41.

The Long-Term Effect of Industrialization on the living conditions was ...

a)

Housing, diet, and health eventually improved

b)

cities lacked sanitary codes, clean water, or enough houses

c)

workers lacked police protection in their housing areas

d)

epidemics were all over cities

42.

One of the following was NOT part of the living conditions during the Industrial Revolution.

a)

People had no sanitary codes or clean water

b)

People didn't have enough houses

c)

Epidemics were all over cities

d)

Education became public and free for city workers

43.

Due to Industrialization, industrial cities of England ...

a)

Increased in size

b)

Had a huge increase in population

c)

became dirty and unsafe

d)

all of the answers are correct

44.

During the Industrialization, the largest city in Europe was ...

a)

Paris

b)

London

c)

Berlin

d)

Rome

45.

During the Industrialization, the 2nd largest city in Europe was ...

a)

Paris

b)

London

c)

Berlin

d)

Rome

46.

During the Industrialization, the average life span of some cities became was ...

a)

17 years

b)

27 years

c)

37 years

d)

47 years

47.

The most famous epidemic in the British Industrial cities was ...

a)

The Cholera

b)

The Bubonic Plague

c)

The Chicken Pox

d)

The Covid-19

48.

One of the following was NOT part of the Upper Middle-Class.

a)

Factory and mine owners

b)

Skilled Workers

c)

Merchants

d)

Educated Professionals (Bankers, Teachers, Lawers.etc)

49.

The first British law to restrict the age of workers and the number of working hours was ...

a)

The First Mine Act

b)

The First Urban Act

c)

The First Factory Act

d)

The First Working Act

50.

Thousands of American single women who moved from their villages to factory towns to work in mills, and were known as ...

a)

Weaving Birds

b)

Weaving Girls

c)

Mill Bees

d)

Mill Girls

51.

Stocks are ...

a)

Bills to pay the debts of a business.

b)

Laws to organize businesses.

c)

Members of a business board.

d)

Rights of ownership in a business.

52.

A business owned by stockholders who share in its profits but are not its debts is known as ...

a)

Corporation

b)

Complex

c)

Association

d)

Union

53.

The Inflation is ...

a)

A drop in the supply of products.

b)

A drop in the value of money.

c)

A drop in the demand for products.

d)

An increase in the value of money.

54.

The policy of extending a country’s rule over other lands is known as ...

a)

Communism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Socialism

55.

One of the following was NOT a factor in the Industrialization of the United States.

a)

fast-flowing rivers for transportation

b)

rich deposits of coal and iron ore

c)

a supply of laborers made up of farmworkers and immigrants

d)

a huge number of colonies for cheap resources.

56.

Britain blockaded trade between the United States and Europe during ...

a)

The Napoleonic wars

b)

The Franco-Prussian War

c)

World War I

d)

World War II

57.

This British man built the first spinning machine in the United States from memory.

a)

Moses Brown

b)

Samuel Slater

c)

Francis Cabot Lowell

d)

Richard Arkwright

58.

An American businessman who opened the first thread factory in the United States using Slater’s machines.

a)

Moses Brown

b)

Samuel Slater

c)

Francis Cabot Lowell

d)

Richard Arkwright

59.

An American businessman who mechanized every stage in the manufacture of cloth and built several factories in Massachusetts.

a)

Moses Brown

b)

Samuel Slater

c)

Francis Cabot Lowell

d)

Richard Arkwright

60.

One of the following was NOT a reason for why the Mill Girls in the United States wanted to work in mills.

a)

Better wages

b)

Better work than being a maid

c)

Independence

d)

Free Education

61.

Before the American Civil War, the United States' economy was based on ...

a)

Farming

b)

Trade

c)

Mining

d)

Industry

62.

One of the following was NOT an American invention.

a)

The Light Bulb

b)

The Cotton Gin

c)

The Steam Engine

d)

The Telephone

63.

American Businessmen offered stocks to common people because ...

a)

they needed large amounts of money to make big businesses

b)

they wanted to boost the American economy after the Civil War

c)

they needed to raise funds for the Civil War

d)

they wanted to allow all Americans to be rich and gain profits

64.

John Rockefeller was an American Businessman who founded a large corporation called ...

a)

Standard Oil

b)

Haliburton

c)

American East-India Company

d)

Carnegie Steel

65.

Andrew Carnegie was an American Businessman who founded a large corporation called ...

a)

Standard Oil

b)

Haliburton

c)

American East-India Company

d)

Carnegie Steel

66.

One of the following was NOT an effect of American Corporations.

a)

Corporations reduced the costs of making products

b)

Stockholders gained huge profits

c)

Corporate leaders controlled the American economy

d)

Workers earned higher wages

67.

One of the following was NOT a reason for why Europe was late in its industrialization.

a)

The Crusades

b)

The French Revolution

c)

The British Trade Blck of Europe during the Napoleonic Wars

d)

The Inflation after the Napoleonic Wars

68.

A British man who travelled to Belgium with secret plans for building machinery was ...

a)

William Cockerill

b)

John Cockerill

c)

Moses Brown

d)

Samuel slater

69.

A British man who built an industrial complex in eastern Belgium to produce many machines, including steam engines and railway locomotives was ...

a)

William Cockerill

b)

John Cockerill

c)

Moses Brown

d)

Samuel slater

70.

One of the following was NOT something that Germany did to boost its industrialization.

a)

invited British workers and Engineers to Germany

b)

sent German young engineers to study in Britain

c)

occupied the rich farms in Eastern France for resources

d)

built a huge network of railroads linking large industrial cities to coal mines

71.

The area of Bohemia was known for ...

a)

Spinning Industry

b)

Cotton Processing

c)

Silk Textiles

d)

Coal Mining

72.

The area of Catalonia was known for ...

a)

Spinning Industry

b)

Cotton Processing

c)

Silk Textiles

d)

Coal Mining

73.

The area of Northern Italy was known for ...

a)

Spinning Industry

b)

Cotton Processing

c)

Silk Textiles

d)

Coal Mining

74.

One of the following was NOT a reason for many European countries being unable to industrialize.

a)

Low population

b)

Social Structure that favored agriculture

c)

Rough terrain and mountains stopped transportation

d)

Lack of rivers and resources

75.

This European country had a Social Structure that favoured agriculture rather than industry.

a)

Britain

b)

Spain

c)

Hungary

d)

France

76.

This European country had rough terrain and mountains stopped transportation and stopped its industrialization.

a)

Britain

b)

Spain

c)

Hungary

d)

France

77.

This European country had no rivers to transport goods or resources to support its industrialization.

a)

Britain

b)

Spain

c)

Hungary

d)

France

78.

One of the following was NOT a Global impact of Industrialization.

a)

Widened the wealth gap between industrialized and farming countries

b)

Rise of Imperialism

c)

Increase in dictatorships and radicalism

d)

Development of a Middle-Class

79.

The economic policy of letting owners of industry and business set working conditions without government interference is known as ...

a)

Marxism

b)

Laissez-Faire Economics

c)

Socialism

d)

Communism

80.

Adam Smith wrote a book about his idea of Free-Market. His book was titled ...

a)

The Principles of Free-Market

b)

The Communist Manifsto

c)

The Principles of Taxation

d)

The Wealth of Nations

81.

One of the following is NOT one of the three natural laws of economics made by Adam Smith.

a)

the law of self-interest

b)

the law of fair trade

c)

the law of competition

d)

the law of supply and demand

82.

According to Adam Smith, People work for their own good based on the natural economic law of ...

a)

self-interest

b)

competition

c)

fair trade

d)

supply and demand

83.

According to Adam Smith, Competition forces people to make better products with lower prices based on the natural economic law of ...

a)

self-interest

b)

competition

c)

fair trade

d)

supply and demand

84.

According to Adam Smith, Enough goods would be produced at the lowest possible price to meet demand in any market based on the natural economic law of ...

a)

self-interest

b)

competition

c)

fair trade

d)

supply and demand

85.

An economic system in which the factors of production are privately owned and money is invested in business ventures to make a profit.

a)

Socialism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

d)

Utilitarianism

86.

The idea that people should judge ideas, institutions, and actions on the basis of their utility, or usefulness.

a)

Socialism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

d)

Utilitarianism

87.

The man who argued that population tended to increase more rapidly than the food supply, thus wars and epidemics are useful to save humanity from hunger is ...

a)

Adam Smith

b)

David Ricardo

c)

Robert Owen

d)

Thomas Malthus

88.

Thomas Malthus argued that the population tended to increase more rapidly than the food supply in an article titled ...

a)

the Wealth of Nations

b)

the Communist Manifesto

c)

the Principle of Population

d)

the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation

89.

David Ricardo argued that governments should not help the poor because a permanent underclass would always be poor in his book titled ...

a)

the Wealth of Nations

b)

the Communist Manifesto

c)

the Principle of Population

d)

the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation

90.

The founder of the economic principle of Utilitarianism is ...

a)

Adam Smith

b)

David Ricardo

c)

Jeremy Bentham

d)

Carl Marx

91.

This man favored a cooperative system of agriculture and women’s rights, including the right to vote, and believed workers should share equal profits with the business owners.

a)

Adam Smith

b)

David Ricardo

c)

John Stuart Mill

d)

Carl Marx

92.

A British factory owner improved working conditions for his employees in his cotton mill in New Lanark, Scotland.

a)

Robert Owen

b)

John Stuart Mill

c)

Jeremy Bentham

d)

Charles Fourier

93.

One of the following was NOT something that Robert Owen improve in his cotton mill in New Lanark, Scotland.

a)

provided free schooling

b)

built houses for his workers

c)

allowed women and children to work for better wages

d)

Rented houses for workers at low rates

94.

French reformers such as Charles Fourier and Saint-Simon wanted to eliminate the ill effects of industrialization with a new economic system called ...

a)

Capitalism

b)

Utilitarianism

c)

Socialism

d)

Communism

95.

An economic system where the factors of production are

owned by the public and operate for the welfare of all.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Utilitarianism

c)

Socialism

d)

Communism

96.

Carl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote a book about their radical form of Socialism titles ...

a)

The Communist Manifesto

b)

The Wealth of Nations

c)

The Principles of Population

d)

The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation

97.

This man argued that human societies have always been divided into warring classes and that eventually the working class will revolt and seize control of all businesses.

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Carl Marx

c)

David Ricardo

d)

Robert Owen

98.

A form of complete socialism in which all the means of production would be owned by the people, and private property would not exist.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Utilitarianism

d)

Communism

99.

According to Marx and Engels, the Bourgeoisie are ...

a)

The workers

b)

The business owners

c)

The military

d)

None of the answers is correct

100.

According to Marx and Engels, the proletariat are ...

a)

The workers

b)

The business owners

c)

The military

d)

None of the answers is correct

101.

The voluntary labor associations that defend the working conditions and rights of their members are known as ...

a)

Proletarians

b)

Parties

c)

Syndicates

d)

Unions

102.

If factory owners refused the demands of labor unions, union members could ask the workers to ...

a)

burn the factory

b)

destroy the machines

c)

go on a strike

d)

attack the owners

103.

The British law that outlawed unions and strikes was called ...

a)

Combination Acts

b)

Factory Act

c)

Mines Act

d)

The Ten Hours Act

104.

The British law that made it illegal to hire children under

9 years old was called ...

a)

Combination Acts

b)

Factory Act

c)

Mines Act

d)

The Ten Hours Act

105.

The British law that prevented women and children from working underground in mines was called ...

a)

Combination Acts

b)

Factory Act

c)

Mines Act

d)

The Ten Hours Act

106.

The British law that limited the workday to ten hours for women and children who worked in factories was called ...

a)

Combination Acts

b)

Factory Act

c)

Mines Act

d)

The Ten Hours Act

107.

The British Parliament member who fought to end the slave trade and slavery in the British Empire was ...

a)

Horace Mann

b)

Alexis de Tocqueville

c)

Jane Addams

d)

William Wilberforce

108.

The first person in the United States to run a settlement house for the poor was ...

a)

Horace Mann

b)

Alexis de Tocqueville

c)

Jane Addams

d)

William Wilberforce

109.

Women activists around the world joined the women of the United States in their fight for Women's rights and founded an organization known as ...

a)

International Council for Women

b)

International Council for Female Power

c)

The Women's Front

d)

None of the answers is correct

110.

This American thinker favored free public education for all children.

a)

Horace Mann

b)

Alexis de Tocqueville

c)

Jane Addams

d)

William Wilberforce

111.

sought

This thinker wanted to reform prisons and emphasized the goal of providing prisoners with the means to lead to useful lives upon release.

a)

Horace Mann

b)

Alexis de Tocqueville

c)

Jane Addams

d)

William Wilberforce