WorksheetsRetake Unit 6 WH
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an "assembly line"?
a)
The ability of individuals or groups to move up the social scale
b)
Market regulated by the natural laws of supply and demand
c)
Identical components that can be used in place of one another in manufacturing
d)
A production method that breaks down a complex job into a series of smaller tasks
2.
Which of the following is NOT one of the means of production?
a)
Land
b)
Capital
c)
Agriculture
d)
Entrepreneurship
3.
One cause of the movement of people to cities in Great Britain was:
a)
The middle class’s attempt to take over the cities
b)
A population explosion due to better farming methods
c)
Laws passed in Parliament stating that people must move to cities
d)
The decline of the factory system
4.
How did colonization of the Americas benefit European countries during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Colonies provided a source of raw materials
b)
Colonies provided labor to work in newly built factories
c)
Colonies provided land to build new factories on
d)
Colonies did not benefit European countries in the Industrial Revolution
5.
Which of the following is NOT a new technological advancement of the Industrial Revolution? (Which power source was actually being used before the 1800s?)
a)
Use of coal as a source of power
b)
Invention of steel with the Bessemer Process
c)
Use of water as a source of power
d)
Invention of the steam engine
6.
What is a "cottage industry?"
a)
A type of business that focusses on construction of housing
b)
A type of business that focusses on providing overnight accommadations (it's like a hotel.)
c)
A type of local business in which raw products are processed into finished goods on an SMALL scale
d)
Any business that is located on in the country-side.
7.
How did the introduction of the factory system affect workers’ daily lives?
a)
Machines required less maintenance and were safer for children than farm equipment
b)
Factories provided a relief from farm work because workers worked fewer hours in less harsh conditions
c)
The factory system had little impact on worker’s daily lives
d)
Factory work proved to be harsh with long hours and no benefits
8.
All four of the following statements is true. Which of the following was NOT a benefit of industrialization?
a)
New jobs for workers
b)
Increased wealth of countries
c)
Led to more production and manufacturing
d)
Cities became overcrowded and polluted
9.
Which natural resource provoked industrial growth in England?
a)
Gold
b)
Silver
c)
Coal
d)
Limestone
10.
After Great Britain, which region first saw the spread of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Europe
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Asia
11.
What is the definition of "turnpike"?
a)
The process of taking over and consolidating land formerly shared by peasant farmers
b)
Money or wealth used to invest in business or Enterprise
c)
Person who assumes Financial Risk in the hope of making a profit
d)
Private Road built by an entrepreneur who charged a toll for travelers to use it
12.
What is an " Entrepreneur"?
a)
The process of taking over and consolidating land formerly shared by peasant farmers
b)
Money or wealth used to invest in business or Enterprise
c)
Person who assumes Financial Risk in the hope of making a profit
d)
Private Road built by an entrepreneur who charged a toll for travelers to use it
13.
What is "Capital"?
a)
The process of taking over and consolidating land formerly shared by peasant farmers
b)
Money or wealth used to invest in business or Enterprise
c)
Person who assumes Financial Risk in the hope of making a profit
d)
Private Road built by an entrepreneur who charged a toll for travelers to use it
14.
What is "enclosure"?
a)
The process of taking over and consolidating land formerly shared by peasant farmers
b)
Money or wealth used to invest in business or Enterprise
c)
Person who assumes Financial Risk in the hope of making a profit
d)
Private Road built by an entrepreneur who charged a toll for travelers to use it
15.
What does "smelt " mean?
a)
Melt in order to get the pure matter away from its waste matter
b)
Business organization in such areas as shipping, mining, railroads, or factories
c)
A machine used to generate electricity
d)
Movement of people from rural areas to cities
16.
What is an "enterprise"?
a)
Melt in order to get the pure matter away from its waste matter
b)
Business organization in such areas as shipping, mining, railroads, or factories
c)
A machine used to generate electricity
d)
Movement of people from rural areas to cities
17.
Which of the following people is a Communist?
a)
Adam Smith
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Charles Fourier
18.
Which of the following people is a Socialist?
a)
Adam Smith
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Charles Fourier
19.
Who wrote the capitalist book, "The Wealth of Nations"?
a)
Adam Smith
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Charles Fourier
20.
Which of the following was a reason for the writing of the Communist Manifesto?
a)
To defend free markets
b)
To respond to the injustices of capitalism
c)
To promote the policy of Laissez-Faire
d)
To support factory owners receiving profits
21.
Which of the following is an example of capital?
a)
Factory owners
b)
Factory workers
c)
Machines that spin cotton into thread
d)
Invention of the railroad
22.
What is the defintion of "standard of living"?
a)
Multi-story building divided into crowded apartments
b)
The level of material goods and services available to people in a society
c)
System in which the people as a whole rather than private individuals own all property and operate all businesses
d)
Working class
23.
What is the definition of "tenement"?
a)
Multi-story building divided into crowded apartments
b)
The level of material goods and services available to people in a society
c)
System in which the people as a whole rather than private individuals own all property and operate all businesses
d)
Working class
24.
What is the definition of " Proletariat"?
a)
Multi-story building divided into crowded apartments
b)
The level of material goods and services available to people in a society
c)
System in which the people as a whole rather than private individuals own all property and operate all businesses
d)
Working class
25.
What is "social mobility"?
a)
The ability of individuals or groups to move up the social scale
b)
Market regulated by the natural laws of supply and demand
c)
Belief that class struggle was inevitable and would lead to the creation of a classless society in which all wealth and property would be owned by the community as a whole
d)
Identical components that can be used in place of one another in manufacturing
26.
What is "communism"?
a)
The ability of individuals or groups to move up the social scale
b)
Market regulated by the natural laws of supply and demand
c)
Belief that class struggle was inevitable and would lead to the creation of a classless society in which all wealth and property would be owned by the community as a whole
d)
Identical components that can be used in place of one another in manufacturing
27.
What is a "free market"?
a)
The ability of individuals or groups to move up the social scale
b)
Market regulated by the natural laws of supply and demand
c)
Belief that class struggle was inevitable and would lead to the creation of a classless society in which all wealth and property would be owned by the community as a whole
d)
Identical components that can be used in place of one another in manufacturing
28.
What are "interchangable parts"?
a)
The ability of individuals or groups to move up the social scale
b)
Market regulated by the natural laws of supply and demand
c)
Identical components that can be used in place of one another in manufacturing
d)
A production method that breaks down a complex job into a series of smaller tasks
29.
What is a "dynamo"?
a)
A machine used to generate electricity
b)
A business owned by many investors who buy shares of stock and risk only the amount of their investment
c)
The theory that infectious diseases are caused by certain microbes
d)
Process of fixing up the poor areas of a city
30.
What is a "corporation"?
a)
A machine used to generate electricity
b)
A business owned by many investors who buy shares of stock and risk only the amount of their investment
c)
The theory that infectious diseases are caused by certain microbes
d)
Process of fixing up the poor areas of a city
31.
What is "germ theory"?
a)
A machine used to generate electricity
b)
A business owned by many investors who buy shares of stock and risk only the amount of their investment
c)
The theory that infectious diseases are caused by certain microbes
d)
Process of fixing up the poor areas of a city
32.
What is "urban renewal"?
a)
A machine used to generate electricity
b)
A business owned by many investors who buy shares of stock and risk only the amount of their investment
c)
The theory that infectious diseases are caused by certain microbes
d)
Process of fixing up the poor areas of a city
33.
What was the major cause of the following changes in Europe?
- Europeans sought new markets for their goods.
- Many Europeans migrated to the cities in search of jobs.
- European middle class gained political power
a)
Industrial Revolution
b)
Imperialism
c)
Congress of Vienna
d)
French Revolution
34.
Which of the following is NOT a way workers attempted to improve their conditions?
a)
Joining labor unions
b)
Quitting their jobs
c)
Utilizing collective bargaining
d)
Striking
35.
The major type of workers’ organization that helped factory laborers to develop a sense of class consciousness during the Industrial Revolution was the:
a)
Mutual aid society
b)
Fraternal society
c)
Guild
d)
Union
36.
According to Karl Marx, history is the record of the
a)
Granting more political liberties to all people
b)
Struggle between classes in society
c)
Wars and conflicts between national leaders
d)
Increasing prosperity brought about by industrialization
37.
What was a significant effect of the Industrial Revolution on urban areas?
a)
Decrease in population density
b)
Improvement in living conditions for all
c)
Rapid urbanization and growth of cities
d)
Decrease in demand for factory workers
38.
Who is considered the father of capitalism?
a)
Karl Marx
b)
Adam Smith
c)
Charles Fourier
d)
John Stuart Mill
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