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Industrial Revolution

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 2hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
2.
What are identical components that can be used in place of each other?
a)
Interchangeable parts
b)
Factories
c)
Dynamos
d)
Assembly Lines
3.
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
4.
Mass production led to:
a)
Products being more superior in quality
b)

goods available at a less expensive rate

c)
laborers received higher wages
d)
industries moved to rural areas
5.
Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by
a)
Factories
b)
Hand
c)
Slaves
d)
Royalty
6.
What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?
a)
Moving
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
7.

Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial Revolution?

a)
Jobs in factories
b)
Jobs on the farm
c)
Family
d)
Friends
8.
What innovation increased the transportation of goods and people?
a)
Flying Shuttle
b)
Spinning Jenny
c)
Steam Engine
d)
Water Frame
9.
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
10.
Where were most factories built before the steam engine was invented?
a)
in the mountains
b)
in the desert
c)
along rivers
d)
anywhere
11.
What were living conditions in the city like during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Very extravagant
b)
Strict housing regulations
c)
Spacious and luxurious
d)
Crowded and unsanitary
12.

Laissez-faire capitalism as attributed to Adam Smith called for

a)

heavy taxation of manufacturers

b)

strict government control of the economy

c)

minimal government involvement in the economy

d)

government investments in major industries

13.

Which characteristic is associated with an economy based on the principles of laissez-faire?

a)

prices based on supply and demand

b)

production quotas established by the central government

c)

distribution of goods determined by the customs of a traditional society

d)

some goods exchanged for other goods of equal value

14.

What was a cause of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Price Increases

b)

Loss of Natural Resources

c)

Agricultural Revolution

d)

Movement to the Country

15.

What are the different materials that were used to create the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Iron and Coal

b)

Copper and Metals

c)

Steam and Water

d)

Bricks and Wood

16.

Who invented the first steam locomotive known as the Railroad Rocket?

a)

James Watt

b)

George Stephenson

c)

Ned Luddites

d)

Robert Fulton

17.

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 greatly increased the number of people working in agricultural fields

c)

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

d)

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

18.

The series of laws passed by the British parliament that made large, factory style farms possible by selling public land was known as…

a)

Public Works Administration

b)

Enclosure Movement

c)

The Incorporation of Common Areas

d)

Parliamentary Redistricting

19.

Which term refers to “money to invest in labor, machines and raw materials” necessary to start a factory and industrialize?

a)

Capital

b)

Industrialization

c)

Entrepreneur

d)

Factory system

20.

All of the following were effects of the conditions in factories on children EXCEPT…

a)

They could lose hands or other body parts in machines

b)

They could be beaten by the owners/managers of the factories

c)

They were paid very well for the work that they did

d)

They could work up to 16 hours a day with very few breaks for little pay

21.

What is Jacob Riis describing in the quote below?

“Bedrooms in tenements [run down apartments] were dark closets, utterly [completely] without ventilation [windows]. There couldn’t be any. The houses were built like huge square boxes, covering nearly the whole lot. Some light came in at the ends, but the middle was always black.”—Jacob Riis, The Battle with the Slum, 1902

a)

Why governments should build parks in cities

b)

The poor ventilation and lack of light in tenements

c)

The homes immigrants had before arriving in the United States

d)

The poor ventilation and lack of light in factories

22.

What natural resources gave Great Britain an advantage in the Industrial Revolution?

a)

water and forests

b)

wildlife and precious gems

c)

coal and iron

d)

good harbors

23.

What invention made possible the growth of railroads?

a)

the spinning jenny

b)

the factory

c)

macadamized roads

d)

the steam locomotive

24.

How did industrialization impact women?

a)

Many women entered the paid workplace.

b)

Many women practiced traditional economic activities.

c)

It had no impact on the lives of women.

d)

Women moved from cities to rural areas.

25.

New economic theories came about during the Industrial Revolution in response to —

a)

the demands of wealthy industrialists for laws to regulate economies

b)

the economic disparities between the wealthy and the working class

c)

the lack of economic power women had in industrialized societies

d)

the successful efforts of abolitionists to bring an end to the slavery trade

26.

Who invented the telegraph?

a)

Samuel Morse

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

Lewis Latimer

e)

Wilbur and Orville Wright

27.

What is one way improved agriculture contributed to population growth?

a)

It led to better sanitation

b)

It created a surplus of food

c)

It meant that horses could be used for transportation

d)

It led to the production of more wool for warm clothing

28.

The _______ was a technique used during the Industrial Revolution that greatly increased efficiency. It involved the worker or machine completing the same task over and over again as products moved down the line.

a)

Bessemer Process

b)

Assembly Line

c)

Trial and Error Method

d)

Mechanization

29.

Identify effects of the US Industrial Revolution (choose 2)

a)

The agricultural revolution

b)

The expansion of the middle class

c)

Dirty and crowded cities

d)

The US Civil War

30.
Who designed the first efficient steam engine?
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
John Kay
c)
Richard Arkwright
d)
James Watt
31.
What are textiles?
a)
Text that covers tiles
b)
Tiles from Texas
c)
small text messages written on paper in the 1800s
d)
fabrics, cloth items, and interweaved plant fibers
32.

In the early 18th century, the Agricultural Revolution in Great Britain resulted in urbanization because

a)

enslaved persons replaced free laborers on farms

b)

displaced rural workers migrated to find jobs

c)

the middle class decreased in size

d)

factory work strengthened extended families

33.

Which conclusion is best supported by the information on the map?

a)

England's natural resources led to the growth of industrial cities.

b)

People emigrated from Great Britain because of pollution.

c)

Great Britain's prosperity unified the people.

d)

In 1830, England had an unfavorable balance of trade.

34.

During the 1800s, the writings of Marx, Engels, and Dickens focused attention on the problems faced by

a)

factory owners

b)

investment bankers

c)

farm laborers

d)

industrial workers

35.
The capitalist class who own most of society's wealth and means of production.
a)
Adam Smith
b)
Bourgeoisie
c)
Capital
d)
Capitalism
36.
Workers or working class people.
a)
Laissez-faire
b)
Law of supply and demand
c)
Proletariat
d)
Socialism
37.

Land, labor, and capital are all

a)

factors of production

b)

crop rotation

c)

sources of energy

d)

new machines

38.

What new developments and energy sources came from the 2nd Industrial Revolution?

a)

Coal, Iron, Textiles, Railroads

b)

Chemicals, Steel, Oil (Petroleum), Electricity

c)

Natural Gas, Nuclear Power, Wind Power

d)

None of the above

39.

What developments and resources came from the 1st Industrial Revolution?

a)

Coal, iron, textiles, railroads

b)

steel, chemicals, oil (petroleum), electricity

c)

nuclear power, natural gas, wind power

d)

none of the above

40.

How did the Industrial Revolutions in general make life better for families?

a)

Gave them a way to better provide for their families (eventually)

b)

Gave them access to new forms of travel and transportation

c)

Gave them access to new goods and products that they could use in the home.

d)

All of the above

41.

What were some examples of inventions that were developed during the FIRST Industrial Revolution?

a)

Railroads, spinning jenny, water powered loom, steam engine

b)

Telephones, cars, radios, airplanes

42.

Romantic literature themes included what?

a)

Evocation of the past

b)

Respect for nature

c)

Isolation of the artist/narrator

d)

All of the above

43.

Romantic artistic style can be found in what kind of paintings?

a)

Portrait

b)

Landscape

c)

Micro

d)

Unconventional

44.

What country is predominately associated with musical romanticism?

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

United States

45.

Realism depicts what?

a)

Imaginary worlds

b)

Fantasy lands

c)

Supernatural beings

d)

Real life

46.

Romanticism emphasized using ___ as sources of knowing.

a)

Feelings & Emotions

b)

Reason & rational logic

c)

Mathematics & the scientific method

47.

what term means "indifference to or rejection of religion or religious consideration"?

a)

Secularization

b)

Romanticism

c)

Realism

d)

Evolution

48.

Who was a British author whose novels showed the (dirty & miserable ) realities of life for the poor & middle classes in the early industrial Age?

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

David Copperfield

c)

Jules Verne

d)

Charles Darwin

49.

The realist novels of Flaubert & Dickens....

a)

portrayed the world using the author's emotions and imagination

b)

condemned Darwin as "godless."

c)

argued for "survival of the fittest."

d)

criticized aspects of 19th-century life.

50.

Why did the 19th century become more secular?

a)

people looked increasingly to science for answers rather than to faith

b)

people lost faith in the ideals of romanticism

c)

scientific discoveries led to stronger religious beliefs

d)

people believed in progress as demonstrated by the industrial revolution

51.

Which conclusion is best supported by the information on the map? 

a)

England’s natural resources led to the growth of industrial cities. 

b)

In 1830, England had an unfavorable balance of trade. 

c)

Great Britain’s prosperity unified the people. 

d)

People emigrated from Great Britain because of pollution.

52.

Identify one effect of the actions taken by wealthy landowners described in the passage. 

a)

Decrease in the amount of food produced on farms in England

b)

Enclosure Acts and consolidation of small farms into large ones owned by a few farmers

c)

Wealthy landowners lost the money they invested in farming innovations

d)

Small farmers gained power in Parliament

53.

Identify one change in the methods of food production that occurred during the Agricultural Revolution in Britain, according to the authors of A History of the Modern World.

a)

New technology to increase efficiency

b)

Use of the open field system

c)

Even distribution of farmland to small farmers

d)

Breeding smaller sheep

54.

Identify one cause of the historical development depicted in the map. 

a)

Socialist organizations promised land and a good wage to those who moved to industrial cities.

b)

The British government paid people to move to cities. 

c)

Agricultural innovations made it easier for farmers to hire more people. 

d)

Coal powered steam engines powered factories that employed many people in England. 

55.

Identify one effect of the historical development depicted in the map. 

a)

The Glorious Revolution

b)

Overcrowded and polluted cities

c)

Higher employment for farmers

d)

England invaded France

56.

Which of the following effects did Adam Smith’s ideas have in England in the 18th and 19th centuries?

a)

Workers unionized for better pay.

b)

Governments passed laws to prevent child labor.

c)

Theorists predicted that the population would outgrow the nation’s food supply.

d)

Industrial leaders gained in wealth and power.

57.

Which characteristic of the Industrial Revolution most directly contributed to the health concern highlighted in this illustration and excerpt? 

a)

urban population growth

b)

improved communication

c)

new power sources

d)

trade union movement

58.

Identify the best use of this document for a historian.

a)

To determine why mine owners employed children.

b)

To study the long-term effects of working in mines on child laborers

c)

To find out how much money mine owners saved by hiring children rather than adults

d)

To understand the conditions child laborers experienced 

59.

_____ was a literary and visual arts movement that rejected romanticism

a)

Evolutionism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Secularism

d)

Realism

60.

System in which society owns and controls the means of production

a)

Communism

b)

Romanticism

c)

Socialism

d)

Capitalism

61.

Economic system based on industrial production

a)

Industrial capitalism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Secularism

62.

emphasized feelings and imagination as sources of knowing

a)

Conservatism

b)

Romanticism

c)

Socialism

63.
Which of the following was a widespread social consequence of industrialization in the 1800s?
a)
A decline in the social status of women
b)
An increase in the power and prestige of the landowning aristocracy
c)
The general leveling of social hierarchies based on wealth
d)
The creation of a wage-earning working class concentrated in urban areas
64.

Germ theory and vaccines were created by

a)

Pasteur

b)

Curie

c)

Watt

65.

a process for removing impurities from crude iron

a)

scaling

b)

puddling

c)

blasting

d)

scorching

66.

The harsh conditions created by the Industrial Revolution gave rise to

a)

a movement toward socialism.

b)

the Iron Workers’ Revolt of 1886.

c)

the organization of charitable groups.

d)

government oversight of factories.

67.

What THREE things did Romantics emphasize as sources of knowing?

a)

Feelings

b)

Emotions

c)

Hate

d)

Imagination

68.

Which author became famous with novels that showed the realities of life for the poor in the early Industrial Age?

a)

Gustave Flaubert

b)

J.R.R. Tolken

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

Oscar Wilde

69.

England's Factory Act of 1833 banned

a)

strikes

b)

industry

c)

use of oil

d)

child labor

70.

The ideas of early-nineteenth socialists developed as a criticism of the working conditions resulting from

a)

the American Revolution

b)

industrialization

c)

nationalism

d)

the Congress of Vienna

71.

This purpose of creating enclosures was to

a)

create as many canals throughout England for faster forms of transportation.

b)

help business entrepreneurs get lower interest rates from banks.

c)

help stop the spread of diseases.

d)

help boost more crop yields.

72.

What is one of the effects of rapid urban growth?

a)

A shortage of housing.

b)

The creation of slums.

c)

The widespread epidemics.

d)

All of the above

73.

. . . 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

74.

Tuberculosis is caused by

a)

a bacterium that someone has and breaths into the air

b)

a virus that is not contagious

c)

not wearing shoes in cold weather

75.

Radical solution to the inequality of industrial capitalism; it predicted a working class revolution that would destroy capitalism:

a)

labor unionism

b)

utilitarianism

c)

Marxism/Communism

d)

utopian socialism

76.

Reform idea that favored government programs which promoted "the greatest good for the greatest number" (Bentham and Mill):

a)

communism

b)

socialism

c)

utilitarianism

d)

labor unionism

77.

Utopian socialist and factory owner from Britain who built safe, humane, and well-paying factories in Scotland and the U.S. which also had free-schooling for workers' children:

a)

Robert Owen

b)

Charles Fourier

c)

St. Simon

d)

Friedrich Engels

78.

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.

79.

A long-term result of the Industrial Revolution in Europe was

a)

an increase in the number of small farms

b)

a decline in international trade

c)

a general rise in the standard of living

d)

a strengthening of the economic power of the nobility

80.

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

81.

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels encouraged workers to improve their lives by

a)

electing union representatives

b)

participating in local government

c)

overthrowing the capitalist system

d)

demanding pensions and disability insurance

82.

Which industry did the Industrial Revolution first take hold in Great Britain?

a)

textiles

b)

iron production

c)

agriculture

d)

transportation

83.
The mode of transportation that was MOST revolutionized and important in the industrial era was the:
a)
Railroad
b)
Subway system
c)
Automobile
d)
Passenger Airplane
84.
Skyscrapers, elevators, and machinery were made possible by:
a)
the electric lightbult.
b)
the cable car.
c)
the Bessemer converter.
d)
the System of Interchangeable Parts
85.

Which Parliamentarian set-up a committee to investigate child labor in the early 19th century that resulted in decreased working hours for children in 1833?

a)

Michael Sadler

b)

Adam Smith

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Thomas Hobbes

86.

He invented the spinning jenny.

a)

Samuel Crompton

b)

Richard Arkwright

c)

James Hargreaves

d)

John Kay

87.

He created the flying shuttle.

a)

John Kay

b)

James Hargreaves

c)

Richard Arkwright

d)

Samuel Crompton

88.

Define mass production.

a)

The system of manufacturing large numbers of identical items

b)

identical, machine-made parts

c)

production moves from worker to worker, items made more quickly

d)

place where workers and machines are brought together to produce large quantities of goods.

89.

Invented the telegraph, messages using electrical impulses

a)

Alexander Bell

b)

Samuel Morse

c)

Marconi

d)

Mr. Telegraph

90.

I invented the seed drill. Who am I?

a)

Jethro Tull

b)

John Deer

c)

Howard Case

d)

International Harvester

91.

I invented the first electric generator. Who am I?

a)

Alessandro Volta

b)

Michael Faraday

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

Gottlieb Daimler

92.

I invented the phonograph and light bulb

a)

Tesla

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Samuel Morse

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

93.

I came up with the idea of interchangeable parts. Who am I?

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

James Watt

d)

Henry Ford

94.
The airplane was invented by:
a)
The Wright Brothers
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
Mercedes Benz
95.
The lightbulb was created by...
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Henry Bessemer
d)
George Eastman
96.

Who promoted utilitarianism, the idea that the economic system that benefits the most people should prevail?

a)

John Stuart Mill

b)

John Locke

c)

Adam Smith

d)

Thomas Hobbes

97.

Which of the following are causes of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Increased Population (Labor Source)

b)

Better Technology (Steam Engine, Spinning Jenny)

c)

Agricultural Revolution

d)

All of the above.

98.

The new form of housing lots of people in one small space was called...

a)

an apartment building

b)

a track home

c)

a tenement

d)

a mobile home