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WorksheetsPre-test before Industrial Revolution's class (Part 1)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
In pre-industrial times (before the industrial revolution), most people lived…
on very large farms
in cities
on rented lands
in rural villages
What product was first made using machines in factories?
Steel
locomotives
textiles
flying shuttles
The agricultural revolution led to Britain’s industrialization (mass production) because…
It created new inventions that could be used for urban industrialization
It encouraged the fair and equal treatment of workers on farms and in factories
It greatly increased the number of people working in agricultural fields
It destroyed the cottage industry and made people look for work to work in factories
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
Low wages
Dangerous working conditions
Safe working conditions
Widespread pollution
What was NOT a reason that people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?
Jobs in factories
Jobs on the farm
to get away from discrimination
a better life
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
middle class
upper class
standard of living
purchasing power
Why was England the site of the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution?
England was the most powerful nation in the world
England had an abundance of natural resources such as coal, iron ore, and waterways where water wheels and steam engines could be built
It wasn't; history has unfairly given England credit for the Industrial Revolution
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
Who was responsible for developing motorized flight
Thomas Edison
The Wright Brothers
Alexander Graham Bell
Samuel Morse
Which of these inventions (by Thomas Edison) was used to provide electricity to whole cities?
Light bulb
Electric generator
Electric Streetcar
Electric Streetcar
Henry Ford used the assembly line to mass produce which of the following?
Skyscrapers
Light bulbs
Telephones
Automobiles (cars)
What is cooking, heating, and lighting fuel made by refining crude oil?
kerosene
bessemer
patent
gasoline
_ is an economic system in which private individuals own businesses and invest money to make a profit.
Communism
Egalitarianism
Capitalism
Socialism
What was the main significance of the telegraph?
It quickly replaced the telephone as a means of communication
It was incapable of transmitting over long distances
It was primarily used for business
It was the first means of instant electronic communication
..........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.
Vertical Integration
Horizontal Integration
Laissez Faire
Tactile Integration
What is the significance of the object pictured?
The first steam powered automobile
The first electric stagecoach
The first gas powered automobile
The first US made automobile
