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Industrial Revolution Unit Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

a)

England

b)

Germany

c)

Rome

d)

The United States

2.

Which industry was the first to become "industrialized"?

a)

Farming

b)

textile

c)

coal

d)

war machinery

3.

Industrialization entailed...?

a)

increasing the price of goods

b)

the mass production of goods using machines

c)

increasing labor in factories

d)

decreasing the sales tax on all goods

4.

Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in England?

a)

labor was cheap

b)

production technology was booming

c)

there were abundant natural resources

d)

the King demanded better production methods

5.

For the first time during the Industrial Revolution, rivers were used for...?

a)

fishing

b)

swimming

c)

water power and transportation

d)

trade

6.

During the Agricultural revolution, crop rotation ensured that...?

a)

people had plenty food to eat

b)

the soil stayed healthy in order to help growing last longer

c)

a variety of foods were available to the population

d)

pesticides weren't used to harm crops

7.

James Watt invented the...?

a)

spinning Jenny

b)

Steam Engine

c)

Steel Process

d)

Plow

8.

A negative impact of the Industrial Revolution was...?

a)

increased taxes of goods

b)

higher demand, lower supply

c)

poor working conditions for lower class

d)

an increasing wealth gap between the classes

9.

A positive impact of the Industrial Revolution was....?

a)

available jobs for women

b)

no political corruption

c)

more and better education

d)

a tax-free sales system

10.

During the revolution, Parliament...?

a)

supported business

b)

enacted laws for equality

c)

lowered taxes

d)

improved working conditions

11.

Small cottage industries entailed...?

a)

producing one crop at a time during farming season

b)

making products by hand

c)

selling goods at a competitively low price

d)

providing goods to middle and upper class citizens only

12.

The Spinning Jenny...?

a)

produced cotton at a faster rate than humans

b)

was an automated cotton-picking machine

c)

reduced the amount of work needed to produce cloth

d)

produced metal goods at a 10x faster rate

13.

The Industrial Revolution led to an unprecedented...?

a)

jump in gender equality

b)

level of participation in political life

c)

growth in disease

d)

rise in population growth

14.

Who invented the first airplane in 1903?

a)

The Wright Brothers

b)

James Holt Harrison

c)

James Watt

d)

Thomas Edison

15.

Who developed the assembly line production method for producing Model Ts?

a)

James Watt

b)

Ford Motor Company

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Victor Tatin

16.

Alexander Graham Bell invented the...

a)

light bulb

b)

telephone

c)

airplane

d)

assembly line

17.

Factory owners could set the terms for work because there were more....?

a)

female employees

b)

child workers

c)

unskilled workers

d)

desperate workers

18.

What was an impact of the Industrial Revolution on living patterns?

a)

increase in rural living

b)

rapid urbanization

c)

growth of suburban regions

d)

rapid immigration into England

19.

What was a negative impact of the Revolution on the environment?

a)

increased used of chemicals and pesticides

b)

the beginning of global warming

c)

increased pollution

d)

the destruction of the Ozone

20.

In a communist system, property is...? Mark only one oval.

a)

privately owned

b)

owned by the government

c)

publicly owned

d)

owned by the oligarchy