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Pre-test before Industrial Revolution's class (Part 1)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In pre-industrial times (before the industrial revolution), most people lived…

a)

on very large farms

b)

in cities

c)

on rented lands

d)

in rural villages

2.

 What product was first made using machines in factories?

a)

Steel

b)

locomotives

c)

textiles

d)

flying shuttles

3.

The agricultural revolution led to Britain’s industrialization (mass production) because…

a)

It created new inventions that could be used for urban industrialization

b)

It encouraged the fair and equal treatment of workers on farms and in factories

c)

It greatly increased the number of people working in agricultural fields

d)

It destroyed the cottage industry and made people look for work to work in factories

4.

Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?

a)

Low wages

b)

Dangerous working conditions

c)

Safe working conditions

d)

Widespread pollution

5.

What was NOT a reason that people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?

a)

Jobs in factories

b)

Jobs on the farm

c)

to get away from discrimination

d)

a better life

6.

The ability to have necessities of life, such as food, clothing, and shelter and wants like vacations, concerts, and other amusements is referred to as

a)

middle class

b)

upper class

c)

standard of living

d)

purchasing power

7.

Why was England the site of the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

England was the most powerful nation in the world

b)

England had an abundance of natural resources such as coal, iron ore, and waterways where water wheels and steam engines could be built

c)

It wasn't; history has unfairly given England credit for the Industrial Revolution

d)

England was centrally located to many areas like France, Germany, Spain, and Ireland, giving them an advantage to bring in resources and talent from many places

8.

Who was responsible for developing motorized flight

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

The Wright Brothers

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

Samuel Morse

9.

Which of these inventions (by Thomas Edison) was used to provide electricity to whole cities?

a)

Light bulb

b)

Electric generator

c)

Electric Streetcar

d)

Electric Streetcar

10.

Henry Ford used the assembly line to mass produce which of the following?

a)

Skyscrapers

b)

Light bulbs

c)

Telephones

d)

Automobiles (cars)

11.

What is cooking, heating, and lighting fuel made by refining crude oil?

a)

kerosene

b)

bessemer

c)

patent

d)

gasoline

12.

_ is an economic system in which private individuals own businesses and invest money to make a profit.

a)

Communism

b)

Egalitarianism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Socialism

13.

What was the main significance of the telegraph?

a)

It quickly replaced the telephone as a means of communication

b)

It was incapable of transmitting over long distances

c)

It was primarily used for business

d)

It was the first means of instant electronic communication

14.

..........occurs when all aspects of the production and sale of a product are controlled by one company. Andrew Carnegie was an early adopter of this method.

a)

Vertical Integration

b)

Horizontal Integration

c)

Laissez Faire

d)

Tactile Integration

15.

What is the significance of the object pictured?

a)

The first steam powered automobile

b)

The first electric stagecoach

c)

The first gas powered automobile

d)

The first US made automobile