This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > History > Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Private people/companies should own the means of production fits best with which economic system: A) Socialism. B) Feudalism. C) Captialism. D) Communism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Captialism. 2. Which geographic feature most aided England during the Industrial Revolution? A) Monsoon winds. B) Natural harbors. C) Desert climate. D) Mountainous terrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural harbors. 3. What was the "White Man's Burden" ? A) Bigger, stronger, Europeans could carry more baggage. B) The crowded urban living conditions created by the second industrial revolution. C) The unpopular belief that Europeans were responsible for the mass destruction of many African cultures. D) Belief that Europeans had a moral responsibility to "civilize" "primitive" people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Belief that Europeans had a moral responsibility to "civilize" "primitive" people. 4. The transcontinental railroad improved industry by making it easier to ..... A) Travel west. B) Become a conductor. C) Ship raw materials. D) Find gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ship raw materials. 5. The Middle Class in the Industrial Revolution included which types of people? A) Factory owners, entrepreneurs, bankers, and merchants who became wealthy. B) Unskilled laborers who sold their labor to survive. C) Government officials who regulated industry. D) Peasant farmers displaced by enclosure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Factory owners, entrepreneurs, bankers, and merchants who became wealthy. 6. An investment in a company which gives ownership of a small part of the company in exchange for money. A) Industrialization. B) Crop Rotation. C) Factory. D) Urbanization. E) Stock. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Stock. 7. How did the shift from the cottage industry to factories affect the size and structure of cities? A) It led to the decline of cities. B) It caused cities to remain the same size. C) It resulted in the growth and expansion of cities. D) It had no impact on the structure of cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It resulted in the growth and expansion of cities. 8. Why did many immigrants and migrants move to urban cities in the 19th century? A) To become farmers. B) To work in new industrialized factories. C) To participate in the gold rush. D) To escape political problems in their home countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To work in new industrialized factories. 9. What was the impact of industrialization on urban populations? A) Urban populations decreased. B) Urban populations remained stable. C) Urban populations increased dramatically. D) Urban populations shifted to rural areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urban populations increased dramatically. 10. Which Supreme Court case established the doctrine of judicial review? A) Marbury v. Madison. B) McCulloch v. Maryland. C) Gibbons v. Ogden. D) Worcester v. Georgia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marbury v. Madison. 11. A shift in immigration during the late 1800s (1880-1900) was A) More immigrants arrived from Africa. B) More immigrants arrived from Eastern and Southern Europe. C) More immigrants arrived from Western Europe. D) Immigrants stopped coming from Western Europe altogether. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More immigrants arrived from Eastern and Southern Europe. 12. What were some of the reforms enacted to address the abuses of the factory system? A) Reforms to limit working hours and improve working conditions. B) Reforms to increase the power of factory owners. C) Reforms to decrease wages and benefits for workers. D) Reforms to restrict the growth of cities and urbanization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reforms to limit working hours and improve working conditions. 13. What was a common feature of the working conditions for children? A) Generous compensation for injuries. B) Long shifts in dangerous settings. C) Short working hours. D) Safe and clean environments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long shifts in dangerous settings. 14. An economic system in which people are free to buy and sell goods and services with little control by the government A) Free enterprise. B) Open range. C) Assembly line. D) Manufacture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Free enterprise. 15. A socio-economic system structured upon common ownership of the means of production and characterized by the absence of classes, money, and the state; as well as a social, political, and economic ideology and movement that aims to establish this social order. A) KARL MARX. B) STRIKE. C) UNION. D) COMMUNISM. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) COMMUNISM. 16. Why was the Model T so unique? A) Each one was carefully crafted by a single person. B) It was easily maintained, reliable, and mass-produced. C) It was diesel-powered. D) It had wings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was easily maintained, reliable, and mass-produced. 17. Who invented the power reaper and what was its significance? A) Cyrus McCormick; it greatly increased the efficiency of farming. B) James Watt; it improved steam engine efficiency. C) Henry Ford; it introduced assembly line production in agriculture. D) Eli Whitney; it revolutionized the cotton industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cyrus McCormick; it greatly increased the efficiency of farming. 18. Why did it begin in that country? A) Access to natural resources such as coal. B) A government that was not absolute and allowed freedom of the press. C) A government that encouraged trade and innovation. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. Who was Thomas Edison? A) The man who created the first electric light bulb in the 1870's. B) The man who created the first simple electric motor and first dynamo. Dynamos are still used to produce electricity today. C) The man who invented a gasolin-powered internal combustion engine. D) The man who inherited a steel making business and bought up coal and iron mines. Also, he bought up shipping lines that fed his steel business. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The man who created the first electric light bulb in the 1870's. 20. What facilitated the growth and diffusion of industrialization? A) Religious movements and cultural exchanges. B) New technologies and availability of natural resources. C) Environmental conservation efforts. D) Political conflicts and social unrest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New technologies and availability of natural resources. 21. How did mass production and the assembly line affect consumers? A) It made less products available. B) It raised the cost of products. C) It made products more affordable. D) It did not affect the consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It made products more affordable. 22. Who perfected the steam engine? A) Eli Whitney. B) James Watt. C) Lord Ashley. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) James Watt. 23. The cotton gin was for A) Getting seeds out of cotton bolls. B) Weaving threads. C) Making cloth. D) Alcoholic consumption. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Getting seeds out of cotton bolls. 24. What did the assembly lines do for manufactured goods? A) Goods were made quicker and cheaper. B) Goods were made quicker but not cheaper. C) Less goods were made. D) It took longer for goods to be made but they were cheaper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Goods were made quicker and cheaper. 25. This Invention removed spun cotton and wool treads for use in the textile industry A) Cotton Gin. B) Spinning Jenny. C) Bessemer Steel Process. D) Steam Engine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinning Jenny. 26. What are coal and iron? A) Raw materials. B) Inventions. C) Manufactured products. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raw materials. 27. What are identical components that can be used in place of each other? A) Interchangeable parts. B) Assembly Lines. C) Factories. D) Dynamos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interchangeable parts. 28. Canals and Trains were important new technologies because they A) Increased the time and effort needed to transport goods. B) Doubled the population of Europe. C) Helped people move away from cities. D) Decreased the time and effort needed to transport goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decreased the time and effort needed to transport goods. 29. What innovation did Eli Whitney introduce to expedite the production of muskets? A) The concept of assembly and interchangeable parts. B) The use of handcrafted tools from the cottage industry. C) The invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney. D) The introduction of manual labor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The concept of assembly and interchangeable parts. 30. Why did many industries use child labor? A) They got injured less than adults. B) They took up less room in the factory. C) There were more children than adults looking for work. D) They could be paid less than adults. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They could be paid less than adults. 31. How long were the shifts children often worked in factories, before the 1819 Factory Act? A) 4 hours so they could go to scholl. B) 19 to 20 hours. C) 7 to 8 hours. D) 12 to 14 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12 to 14 hours. 32. What was the most important fabric for Britain's economic growth between 1750 and 1850? A) Linen. B) Silk. C) Cotton. D) Wool. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cotton. 33. Which factors led to the rising importance of coal as a major contributor to the Industrial Revolution? A) Decrease in population and decrease in new inventions. B) The need to build more wooden ships. C) Deforestation, increased population, and a need for power in factories. D) The King wanted to build a castle made of coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deforestation, increased population, and a need for power in factories. 34. The Agrarian Revolution came after the Industrial Revolution. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 35. -Typically middle class-Individuals were born, free, good, and capable of anything-Laissez faire-Equality of opportunity-Did no believe in universal suffrage-The political preference of the expanding middle class-Wanted gov. With constitution and legislative bodies A) Utilitarianism. B) Conservatisim. C) Socialism. D) Liberalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liberalism. 36. A divided Federal Government during the Industrial Revolution as a result of the battle between Industrial States and Agriculture States is an example of ..... A) Political Impact on Society. B) Economic Impact on Society. C) Social Impact on Society. D) All are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political Impact on Society. 37. What led to the decline in population of major industrialized regions in the late 1900s? A) Increased investment in infrastructure. B) Improved healthcare systems. C) Production transferred to semi-periphery countries. D) Decreased globalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Production transferred to semi-periphery countries. 38. Where did the major industrialized regions stretch across? A) The Southern Hemisphere's equator. B) The Northern Hemisphere's midlatitudes. C) The Eastern Hemisphere's tropics. D) The Western Hemisphere's polar regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Northern Hemisphere's midlatitudes. 39. Factory workers lived in dirty ..... during the Industrial Revolution. A) Mansions. B) Caves. C) Farms. D) Slums. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slums. 40. How did the Industrial Revolution change the nature of child labor? A) Children were required to attend school instead of work. B) Children worked in safer conditions. C) Children worked fewer hours. D) Children were employed in factories instead of farms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Children were employed in factories instead of farms. 41. What did Thomas Malthus discourage people from receiving. A) Stocks. B) Vaccinations. C) Power. D) Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vaccinations. 42. Built new textile mills in MA after the War of 1812 A) Morse. B) Lowell. C) Slater. D) Whitney. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lowell. 43. During the Industrial Revolution, life changed in what basic way? A) People began selling their goods instead of trading them. B) People migrated from villages to work on large farms. C) People migrated from rural areas to cities. D) People learned to use machines to make their own clothes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People migrated from rural areas to cities. 44. What is capital? A) Money invested to make more money. B) Small change saved for a rainy day. C) The portion of a worker's income used for groceries and rent. D) Wages. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Money invested to make more money. 45. Which philosophy emphasized that inequalities were part of the natural order? A) Social Darwinism. B) Laissez-faire. C) Trusts. D) Capitalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social Darwinism. 46. The first machines were powered by steam engines. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 47. One reason for Japan's rapid industrialization during the Meiji Restoration was that Japan had A) Rejected Western ideas. B) Used its access to the sea for fishing. C) Relied on traditional isolationist policies. D) Reformed its political and economic systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reformed its political and economic systems. 48. When workers in a union refuse to work until conditions improve A) Strike. B) Factory System. C) Urbanization. D) Labor Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strike. 49. What did the government place on foreign imported goods to help increase the sell of American products? A) The assembly line. B) Land grants. C) High tariffs. D) The Bessemer Process. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High tariffs. 50. The factory workers became class-conscious and dubbed themselves the what? A) Middle-Class. B) Nobility. C) Working-Class. D) Lower-Class. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Working-Class. 51. What was the main negative impact of the railroad? A) Native Americans continued to be pushed west. B) It altered the natural environment. C) Transportation became faster and easier. D) People had access to America like never before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Native Americans continued to be pushed west. 52. What percentage of people in Britain lived in rural areas before 1750? A) 97%. B) 87%. C) 100%. D) 12%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 87%. 53. A ..... is a place where people use machines to make goods quickly. A) Factory. B) Industry. C) Great Britain. D) Steam engine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Factory. 54. How did the Industrial Revolution change the way goods were produced? A) More goods were produced in people's homes and small workshops. B) The government became the primary producer of goods. C) Goods were produced using engine-powered machines. D) The cost of producing goods increased because more people wanted to purchase them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Goods were produced using engine-powered machines. 55. What was a direct consequence of industrial work on children? A) Improved living standards. B) Shorter working days. C) Severe physical injuries. D) Better education. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Severe physical injuries. 56. Which of the following descriptions of the influence of the decline of feudalism is correct? A) The demand for goods decreased. B) Commoners could enjoy free trade. C) Fewer people were willing to become merchants. D) Trade was controlled by the government instead of nobles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commoners could enjoy free trade. 57. What was a major driving force behind the Industrial Revolution? A) Technological innovations. B) Agricultural advancements. C) Political changes. D) Religious movements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Technological innovations. 58. Why did a massive, violent, worker revolution never take place in Britain? A) Workers thought Marx was crazy. B) Workers never had enough power. C) Workers never unionized. D) Working conditions got better. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Working conditions got better. 59. During the Industrial Revolution the working conditions ..... A) Were unsafe & unpleasant, long workhours, low pay. B) Were safe, pleasant, and pay was high. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were unsafe & unpleasant, long workhours, low pay. 60. Which term is this? A series of workers using machines with specific jobs A) Factory. B) Mass Production. C) Assembly Line. D) Invention. 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