This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > History > Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who is a risk taker in business that often invests money into newer inventions or products? A) Enclosure. B) Executive. C) Entrepreneur. D) Analyst. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Entrepreneur. 2. Famine seems to be the last, the most dreadful resource of nature. The power of population is so superior to the power in the earth to provide subsistence for man, that premature death must in some shape or other visit the human race ..... Thomas Malthus, "Essay on Population, '' 1798This prediction proved to be wrong in part because of increases in A) Farm productivity. B) Ethnic cleansing. C) The number of droughts. D) The number of wars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farm productivity. 3. Which of these is an example of ENTREPRENEURSHIP? A) Moving to the countryside. B) Working in a factory. C) Working on a farm. D) Building a factory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Building a factory. 4. This is an example of the factor of production, labor. A) Britain had rivers as sources of energy. B) Britain had a many natural resources. C) Britain had a booming population. D) Britain had large sums of money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Britain had a booming population. 5. What tragedy gave more urgency to arguments that women needed the right to vote? A) The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. B) The sinking of the Luistania. C) Wilmington Race Riot. D) The Battle of Gettysburg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. 6. Why did the population size of Britain increase so much? A) A. Increase in birth rates. B) B. Decrease in death rates due to improvement of medicine. C) C. Increase in Irish immigration. D) A and B. E) A, B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) A, B and C. 7. Which industry is Andrew Carnegie associated with? A) Steel. B) Oil. C) Shipping and Railroads. D) Banking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Steel. 8. By the mid-to-late 1800s, trains pulled by ..... carried raw materials, finished goods, and passengers faster than horses. A) Bicycles. B) Sails. C) Steam-powered locomotives. D) Mice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Steam-powered locomotives. 9. The system in which the government owns and controls the means of production, such as mines and factories, is called? A) Mercantilism. B) Fascism. C) Capitalism. D) Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Socialism. 10. What was the impact of the steam engine on the production of British goods? A) It enable the mining industry to work more efficiently without the need for workers. B) It allowed small ferries to monopolize the transport of raw materials through English canals. C) It launched the railway age that brought the transportation of people and materials to a new level. D) All of the above are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It launched the railway age that brought the transportation of people and materials to a new level. 11. What was the purpose of labor unions during the Industrial Revolution? A) To ensure that factory owners made large profits. B) To provide entertainment for workers. C) To negotiate better wages and working conditions for workers. D) To help workers find jobs in different industries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To negotiate better wages and working conditions for workers. 12. The shift, beginning in England during the 18th century, from making goods by hand to making them by machine. A) Industrial Revolution. B) Strike. C) Corporation. D) Union. E) Middle Class. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrial Revolution. 13. A social or economic system built on manufacturing industries. is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial society. This involves an extensive re-organisation of an economy for the purpose of manufacturing. A) Industrialism. B) Socialism. C) Communism. D) Mercantilism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrialism. 14. Why was the invention of the steam engine important? A) The steam engine relied on running water, so it had to be located near streams and rivers. B) The steam engine was the first machine invented. C) The steam engine used coal, which was a cleaner source of energy. D) The steam engine allowed factories to be built anywhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The steam engine allowed factories to be built anywhere. 15. A Steam Engine is: A) A hydraulic device. B) A type of internal combustion engine. C) A machine that converts steam into mechanical energy. D) An electric motor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A machine that converts steam into mechanical energy. 16. How might Robert Hyde Greg's position as a mill owner influence his views on child labour in Source B? A) He would likely advocate for the immediate abolition of child labour. B) He would likely prioritize ethical considerations over economic ones. C) He would likely be unaware of the conditions faced by child labourers. D) He would likely view child labour as a necessary component of the industrial workforce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He would likely view child labour as a necessary component of the industrial workforce. 17. Which of the following would be considered a NEGATIVE effect of the Industrial Revolution? A) More pollution. B) Better transportation. C) Cheaper products. D) More jobs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More pollution. 18. What replaced the small artisan workshops during the Industrial Revolution? A) Small farms. B) Large factories. C) Corporate offices. D) Government buildings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Large factories. 19. During the Industrial Revolution, which class saw a significant rise in their numbers and influence? A) Agricultural laborers. B) Working class. C) Nobility. D) Middle class. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Middle class. 20. Who invented the telegraph machine? A) Samuel Morse. B) Alexander Graham Bell. C) Christopher Sholes. D) Cornelius Vanderbilt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Samuel Morse. 21. Which of the following is a similarity between Source A and Source B regarding child labour? A) Both sources express satisfaction with recent legislation. B) Both sources highlight the excessive working hours for children. C) Both sources are written by mill owners. D) Both sources advocate for the continuation of child labour. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both sources highlight the excessive working hours for children. 22. Who invested in the steam engine? A) James watt. B) Thomas newcomen. C) Matthew boulton. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Matthew boulton. 23. What is a factory? A) A old name for a bike. B) A mathematical concept. C) A dance. D) A place where you can make products. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A place where you can make products. 24. The Industrial Revolution began in A) Italy. B) Great Britain. C) Germany. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Great Britain. 25. I had a monopoly on the steel industry. I am ..... A) Thomas Edison. B) John D. Rockefeller. C) The Wright Brothers. D) Andrew Carnegie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Andrew Carnegie. 26. How did coal contribute to the industrialization of Great Britain? A) Coal was burned to create steam that fueled the machines. B) Coal was ground up to use as fertilizer in agriculture. C) Coal was rare and highly valuable, so it was exported for large amounts of money. D) Coal was a strong building material for large factories and tenements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal was burned to create steam that fueled the machines. 27. How was selective breeding beneficial? A) Decreased wasting seeds. B) Dividing their farmland into smaller parts using fences or shrubs. C) Increased the amount of meat the animal would produce. D) It created new breeds of livestock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased the amount of meat the animal would produce. 28. Horizontal Integration is when ..... A) One company merges with another who would have been a competitor. B) One company decides to own the entire developing/selling process. C) One company buys every other company. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One company merges with another who would have been a competitor. 29. Factors that contributed to Great Britain's industrial success included all of the following EXCEPT ..... A) A labor pool due to agricultural revolution. B) Political instability provided by an absolute monarchy. C) An abundance of capital. D) Rich natural resources, coal and iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political instability provided by an absolute monarchy. 30. Canal building was growing more in numbers as with the invention of steam engines. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 31. Steam engine trains and steamboats were developed with the advancements of steam power and ..... A) Oil. B) Steel. C) Factories. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Steel. 32. When did Robert Fulton's steamboat make its first voyage? A) 1827. B) 1787. C) 1847. D) 1807. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1807. 33. Why was England the first to Industrialize? A) It already had large cities. B) It had tons of natural resources like coal, iron and rivers. C) It had very little natural resources. D) It was located in the middle of Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It had tons of natural resources like coal, iron and rivers. 34. Before 1750 Britain was an agricultural society A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 35. What was laissez faire? A) Government leave businesses alone. B) Government help businesses. C) Businesses run the government. D) Businesses pay all people the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Government leave businesses alone. 36. The social change brought about by the Industrial Revolution was seen in the A) Emergence of the middle class and the working class. B) Famines caused by families abandoning their farms. C) Cloud of air pollution that choked the British Isles. D) Growing death rates from accidents on the roads. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emergence of the middle class and the working class. 37. Which of the following cities had over a million people? A) London. B) Liverpool. C) Glasgow. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) London. 38. This device was invented by Alexander Graham Bell and changed communication. A) Lightbulb. B) Automobile. C) Telephone. D) Bessemer process. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Telephone. 39. Because children worked in factories A) They had less education. B) They became sick an injured. C) They worked for less pay. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 40. One result of the Opium War was that China A) Adopted democratic reforms. B) Divided into "Sphere's of influence". C) Regained control of Manchuria. D) Lost control of Hong Kong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Divided into "Sphere's of influence". 41. What are "Robber Barons?" A) Business owners who would buy other companies to make themselves wealthier. B) People who stole money from other companies. C) Employees who would steal parts from the company they worked for. D) Members of Trusts that used ruthless means to gain wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Members of Trusts that used ruthless means to gain wealth. 42. What was the enclosure movement? A) The increase in urban populations during industrialization. B) The conversion of commonly held grazing lands into fenced-off private property. C) The rise of factory production and industrial cities. D) The transition from small-scale farming to large-scale mechanized agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The conversion of commonly held grazing lands into fenced-off private property. 43. A steam boiler can be compared to: A) A garden hose. B) A rubber ball. C) A saucepan. D) A tea kettle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A tea kettle. 44. Industrialization is the process of using ..... and factories to produce goods. A) People. B) Interchangeable parts. C) Transportation. D) Machines. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Machines. 45. 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 traditional European nobility. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A general rise in the standard of living. 46. Which 2 natural resources were essential for the Industrial Revolution? A) Wood and peat. B) Oil and natural gas. C) Coal and iron. D) Cotton and tobacco. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal and iron. 47. What are the roads called that private investors would put money into that would make them better than normal roads and require a fee to use? A) Turnpike. B) Highway. C) Bypass. D) Junction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turnpike. 48. The Civil War destroyed the South's economy because ..... A) The South had more slaves. B) The South was poor. C) Property values decreased. D) The war was fought mostly in the South. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The war was fought mostly in the South. 49. The growing urban population provided ..... A) Better transportation. B) Cheap labor. C) Increased coal production. D) Wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cheap labor. 50. How did the steam engine impact transportation? A) Reduced the reliability of vehicles. B) Made long-distance traveling more difficult. C) Enabled faster transportation of heavy cargo. D) Decreased the speed of vehicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enabled faster transportation of heavy cargo. 51. Many children worked long hours in the mines and factories. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 52. This is not considered an imperialist country. A) ENGLAND. B) FRANCE. C) BELGIUM. D) MEXICO. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MEXICO. 53. Freidrich Engels A) Factory owner who helped Karl Marx write Communist Manifesto. B) Liberal reformist who petitioned for UMS. C) Factory worker who helped Karl Marx write Communist Manifesto. D) Utopian Socialist who was given a chance to create a perfect society. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Factory owner who helped Karl Marx write Communist Manifesto. 54. What was the main source of power for the new machines developed during the Industrial Revolution? A) Electricity. B) Solar energy. C) Gasoline. D) Steam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Steam. 55. How long did it take to go from London to Scotland in 1900? A) 9 Hours. B) 10 Hours. C) 4 Hours. D) 2 Hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 9 Hours. 56. Visitors were charged 5p a ticket. How much is that today? A) £10.00. B) £2.50. C) £8.50. D) £4.50. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) £4.50. 57. Which of the following described history as a conflict between the "haves" (bourgeoisie) and the "have-nots" (proletariat)? A) Adam Smith. B) Voltaire. C) John Stuart Mill. D) Karl Marx. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Karl Marx. 58. Which of the following laws was passed by Thomas Jefferson in order to prevent foreign interference with American trading ships? A) Barbary Act. B) Alien & Sedition Acts. C) Embargo Act. D) Neutrality Proclamation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Embargo Act. 59. One of the causes of the Industrial Revolution was ..... A) Imperialism. B) Lower Wages. C) The Agricultural Revolution. D) Child Labor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Agricultural Revolution. 60. The Suez Canal is a ..... A) Natural waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. B) Man-made waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. C) Natural waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. D) Man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. 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