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Industrial Revolution Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
2.
What had to occur before the Industrial Revolution could take place?
a)
The Economic Revolution
b)
The Glorious Revolution
c)
The Agricultural Revolution
d)
The French Revolution
3.
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.
4.
What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?
a)
ruralization
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
5.
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
6.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Low wages
b)
Safe working conditions
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Widespread pollution
7.
Which of the following groups would most likely benefit from the socialist ideas of Karl Marx?
a)
Entrepreneurs
b)
Factory Workers
c)
Large Business Corporations
d)
Factory Managers
8.
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
9.
Crop rotation and the enclosure movement were important because
a)
nations began looking to colonize in Africa and Asia.
b)
farming became profitable and large numbers of people moved away from cities.
c)
the increase in food increased the number of people who could work in factories.
d)
these changes led to massive starvation and a population decline in Europe.
10.
During the Industrial Revolution, the factory system led to
a)
high wages for factory workers.
b)
mass production of goods.
c)
large movement of people to rural areas.
d)
higher prices for manufactured goods.
11.
In the late 1800s, one response of workers in England to unsafe working conditions was to
a)
form labor unions.
b)
move away from cities.
c)
change jobs frequently.
d)
take control of the government.
12.
A major similarity between socialism and communism is both economic models emphasize:
a)
the importance of free enterprise and the desire for profits.
b)
the importance of laissez-faire economics.
c)
a minimal role of the government in the economy.
d)
a society without classes in which all citizens are equal.
13.

___________ allows for the faster movement of goods and raw materials to factories.

a)

Railroads

b)

Automobiles

c)

Steam Engines

d)

Mass Production

14.

How did the Steam Engine change cotton production in Britain?

a)

Steam Engine had a negative impact on cotton production.

b)

Steam Engine was used to power these machines.

c)

Steam Engine was not used during the 1st I.R.

d)

Steam power was used to power cars that shipped cotton.

15.

Which two major ideas are contained in the writings of Karl Marx?

a)

survival of the fittest and natural selection

b)

class struggle and revolutionary change

c)

separation of powers and checks and balances

d)

monotheism and religious tolerance

16.

Which phrase best illustrates the theory of laissez-faire capitalism?

a)

businesses operating with little government regulation

b)

the state establishing production quotas

c)

central planning committees setting prices on goods

d)

decisions related to distribution being based on community traditions

17.

During the Industrial Revolution, which development resulted from the other three?

a)

Factory conditions affected people’s health.

b)

Labor unions were formed.

c)

Unskilled laborers received low wages.

d)

Machinery replaced workers.

18.

During the 1800s, reform legislation passed in Great Britain, France, and Germany led to

a)

formation of zaibatsu, greater equality for men, and establishment of a banking system

b)

legalizing trade unions, setting minimum wages, and limiting child labor

c)

government-owned factories, establishment of five-year plans, and limits placed on immigration

d)

bans on overseas trade, mandatory military service, and universal suffrage for women

19.

. . . The following serious accidents (minor injuries are not reported) were recorded in the Manchester Guardian between June 12th and August 3rd, 1844:


. . .15th June, 1844: A youth from Saddleworth died of dreadful injuries after being caught in a machine.

29th June, 1844: A young man of Greenacres Moor, near Manchester, working in a machine shop, had two ribs broken and suffered from many cuts as a result of falling under a grindstone. . . .


3rd August, 1844: A Dukinfield bobbin turner was caught in a belt and had all his ribs broken. . . . — Friedrich Engels


Friedrich Engels is using these examples to draw attention to the

a)

efficiency of the factory system

b)

working conditions in factories

c)

living conditions in cities

d)

quality of care in urban hospitals

20.

It was a town of red brick, or of brick that would have been red if the smoke and ashes had allowed but as matters stood it was a town of unnatural and black like the painted face of a savage. It town of machinery and tall chimneys, out of which interminable serpents of smoke trailed themselves for ever and ever, and never got uncoiled. It black canal in it, and a river that ran purple with ill smelling dye. . . .”

— Charles Dickens


Which problem is the subject of this passage?

a)

economic inequality

b)

urban pollution

c)

lack of child labor laws

d)

poor transportation systems