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IGH Reading Quiz 6GR

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Before the Industrial Revolution, which area produced the most highly desired luxury goods?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Americas

2.

By how much did the European population increase in the eighteenth century, despite high mortality rates? (write the percentage)

(a)  

3.

Which of the following was instrumental in enabling early Western industrialization? (3 answers)

a)

The institution of slavery

b)

The invention of interest rates

c)

The use of credit

d)

Technical know-how

e)

The use of electrical power

4.

Which country pioneered Western industrialization?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

The United States of America

e)

Belgium

5.

Which of the following products effectively replaced its lucrative counterpart in Asian markets, and spurred the development of new technologies?

a)

Iron

b)

Spices

c)

Cotton

d)

Porcelain

6.

Which mechanical innovation accelerated the pace and capabilities of industrialization?

a)

Wind power

b)

Water power

c)

Steam power

d)

Electrical power

7.

Which of the following is a way that colonialism helped mother countries to industrialize? (3 answers)

a)

Colonies provided a guaranteed market

b)

Monopolies on colonial markets eliminated competition

c)

Colonies provided raw materials

d)

Mother countries traded with each other’s colonies

e)

Mother countries benefited from industrialization in their colonies

8.

Which group(s) represented the majority of factory labour forces in the initial phases of the Industrial Revolution? (2 answers)

a)

Men

b)

Immigrants

c)

Women

d)

Children

9.

What was the goal of the Luddite movement?

a)

To remind companies of the worth of their human workers

b)

To cause financial ruin to factory owners

c)

To institute technological advancements

d)

To enforce new religious practices in Anglican churches

10.

Which event hindered industrialization in continental Europe, compared to English successes?

a)

Financial crash

b)

The Thirty Years' War

c)

Outbreaks of cholera

d)

The French Revolution

11.

What was the purpose of the 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition in London?

a)

To do away with state intervention in trade

b)

To memorialize bygone products from trade with Asia

c)

To showcase British technological genius

d)

To sell high quality materials to the elite

12.

Used effectively by Henry Ford, which of the following revolutionized factory work?

a)

Moving assembly line

b)

Fair payment of workers

c)

High levels of skilled training

d)

Improvement of machine safety

13.

In the so-called Second Industrial Revolution, how much of the global industrial output came from the United States? (write the approximate percentage)

(a)