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A) Wives. B) Dogs. C) Children. D) Friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Children. 4. Where in America did the Industrial Revolution begin? A) North Carolina. B) Rhode Island. C) Alabama. D) Virginia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhode Island. 5. Which of the following statements regarding workers in mines and factories during the early Industrial Revolution is true? A) Their working conditions were dangerous and inhumane. B) They were allowed to form unions. C) Although working conditions were harsh, they were paid well. D) The British government was interested in improving their lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their working conditions were dangerous and inhumane. 6. What was frequently in the drinking water during the Industrial Revolution? A) Human waste. B) Oil. C) Chlorine. D) Plastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Human waste. 7. It took a long time to pick seeds out of cotton by hand, so ..... A) Robert Fulton sailed a steamboat. B) Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. C) Samuel Slater moved to the United States and built a factory. D) Francis Cabot Lowell started making thread and cotton in a single factory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. 8. Why did working conditions get better? A) Labor unions and laws. B) A violent revolution took place. C) The wealthy became more generous. D) Business owners started feeling guilty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Labor unions and laws. 9. This immigrant laborer founded the AFL A) Frederick W. Taylor. B) Wright brothers. C) Samuel Gompers. D) Andrew Carnegie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frederick W. Taylor. 10. What was the purpose of the Fair Labor Standards Act passed in 1938? A) To set a minimum wage for child workers. B) To limit the number of hours child workers could work. C) To place restrictions on child labor. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 11. What was the main reason for the growth of cities in the early 1900s? A) Availability of jobs and higher wages. B) Better healthcare facilities. C) Lower cost of living. D) Access to natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Availability of jobs and higher wages. 12. The workers (3) were people who did not have wealth. They decided to emigrate to cities to work.Another name for them are ..... A) Proletarians. B) Professionals. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proletarians. 13. What was the population of Merthyr Tydfil by 1861? A) 46, 378. B) 22, 000. C) 56, 934. D) 51, 949. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 51, 949. 14. Who were Luddites? A) British weavers who enjoyed working in factories. B) British workers who violently objected to textile mechanization. C) Factory workers who wanted to strike. D) British sweepers who danced on rooftops. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) British workers who violently objected to textile mechanization. 15. Just over 200 years ago, most people A) Lived in the country & worked on farms. B) Lived in the city and worked in factories. C) Lived by the ocean and went fishing. D) Lived near mountains and dug for metals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lived in the country & worked on farms. 16. The workers should own the means of production fits best with: A) Socialism. B) Captialism. C) Feudalism. D) Communism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Communism. 17. Which of the following was NOT one of the many uses of the steam engines during the Industrial Revolution? A) To power ships. B) To power airplanes. C) To power trains. D) To power factories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To power airplanes. 18. The period called Enlightenment is notable by A) People asking less questions about the way the worls worked, not regarding science. B) People going to big cities to live. C) People asking more questions about the way the world worked, based on science. D) People going to the country to live. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People asking more questions about the way the world worked, based on science. 19. Antitrust laws such as the Sherman Antitrust Act were passed by Congress in an effort to A) Decrease low-priced imported goods. B) Encourage more immigration. C) Regulate the power of big business and limit monopolies. D) Provide safer consumer goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regulate the power of big business and limit monopolies. 20. The growth of cities and the migration of people into them A) Industrialization. B) Stock. C) Crop Rotation. D) Urbanization. E) Factory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Urbanization. 21. What is the best definition of the Industrial Revolution? A) A time when people started using machines and factories to make things. B) A time when people started making things by hand. C) A time when people moved to farms. D) A time when people started farming more. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A time when people started using machines and factories to make things. 22. The process in which major technological advances were made from about 1750-1900s. A) Industrial Revolution. B) Communism. C) Socialism. D) Capitalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrial Revolution. 23. New machines for farm work meant that many workers A) Lost their jobs. B) Learned how to use the machines. C) Would repair the machines. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lost their jobs. 24. So many people moved to the city so quickly that A) There weren't enough houses, and everything was dirty and polluted. B) People were happy to be so close to each other. C) The city made room for everyone. D) All the different groups of people got along. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There weren't enough houses, and everything was dirty and polluted. 25. Which man thought it was the responsibility of the wealthy to use their money to make improvements to society, such as libraries? A) Andrew Carnegie. B) John D. Rockefeller. C) Thomas Edison. D) J.P. Morgan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Andrew Carnegie. 26. This economic system was created as a reaction to unequal distribution of wealth among workers. A) Free market system. B) Manorialism. C) Communism. D) Capitalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communism. 27. An association of workers, formed to bargain for better working conditions and higher wages. A) Union. B) Middle Class. C) Corporation. D) Strike. E) Industrial Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Union. 28. The term 'Industrial Revolution' means: A) The period from beginning in the late 1700s, a period in which mechanical power replaced muscle power for the production of goods. B) Negotiations between employers and employees concerning wages and working conditions. C) The high-volume, low-cost manufacture of identical items through the use of specialization and interchangeable parts. D) Complete control by one company of the production and/or the supply of a good. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The period from beginning in the late 1700s, a period in which mechanical power replaced muscle power for the production of goods. 29. What were the effects of the Second Industrial Revolution on workers' rights and conditions? A) It resulted in better working conditions, reduced hours, and increased wages for workers. B) It had no significant effect on workers' rights and conditions. C) It led to the abolition of labor unions and workers' rights. D) It caused deteriorating working conditions, extended hours, and lower wages for workers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It caused deteriorating working conditions, extended hours, and lower wages for workers. 30. The two natural resources that England had a lot of were A) Iron and diamonds. B) Piss oak and red oak. C) Diamonds and silk. D) Coal and iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal and iron. 31. How did J.P. Morgan make his fortune? A) He partnered with companies that were in trouble and helped them succeed. B) He sold innovations, like the assembly line, to troubled companies. C) He bought companies that were in trouble for a cheap price. D) He created banks only for the wealthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He bought companies that were in trouble for a cheap price. 32. Who developed the first commercially successful steamboat operation? A) Henry Ford. B) Robert Fulton. C) Eli Whitney. D) Thomas Edison. E) Samuel Slater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert Fulton. 33. What was an achievement of Benjamin Disraeli? A) He abolished private property. B) He created New Harmony. C) He passed laws to help working people. D) He wrote the Communist Manifesto. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He passed laws to help working people. 34. How did mass immigration affect modern society during the Industrial Revolution? A) Mass immigration caused little change as most immigrants moved back to their home country. B) Mass immigration caused countries to become more isolated as people moved within cities. C) Mass immigration caused a cultural diffusion as people established homes in new countries. D) Mass immigration caused an decrease in the urban population as people moved to farms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mass immigration caused a cultural diffusion as people established homes in new countries. 35. How did the Industrial Revolution impact society? A) Society became more agrarian with more farms. B) Society became stronger because they did more manual labor. C) Society became smarter due to all the knowledge that was spread. D) Society became more industrialized with machines. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Society became more industrialized with machines. 36. To improve their balance of trade with China, the British sold the Chinese- A) Porcelain. B) Opium. C) Tea. D) Silk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opium. 37. After the Industrial Revolution, more people lived in / on ..... A) Cities. B) Much larger farms than before. C) Kentucky. D) Little underground homes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cities. 38. A less expensive and easier way to make steel. It increased production and lowered the price of steel in the US dramatically. Allowed skyscrapers to be built. A) JP Morgan. B) Hull House. C) Bessemer Process. D) Industrial Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bessemer Process. 39. Suffrage in the context of reform movements is defined as: A) The right to strike for higher wages. B) The right to vote, a key demand of reformers like the Chartists. C) The right to own factories without taxation. D) The right to emigrate and settle abroad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The right to vote, a key demand of reformers like the Chartists. 40. Political machines, dominated by city bosses, led to ..... A) Emotional distress. B) Galveston, Texas. C) Election fraud and political corruption. D) Large populations in Baltimore, New YOrk, and San Francisco. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Election fraud and political corruption. 41. What was the impact of the Second Agricultural Revolution? A) Led to the decline of urban areas. B) Decreased food supplies and increased starvation. C) Increased agricultural productivity and efficiency. D) Displaced farm workers moved to the cities to find industrial work. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Displaced farm workers moved to the cities to find industrial work. 42. What was one of the key inventions that drove the Industrial Revolution? A) The internet. B) The steam engine. C) The printing press. D) The light bulb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The steam engine. 43. ..... is the production of goods, especially those made in factories. A) Factory. B) Great Britain. C) Industry. D) Steam engine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Industry. 44. What was the Scramble for Africa? A) A peaceful negotiation between African tribes. B) The invasion, occupation, division, and colonization of African territory by European powers during the late 19th century. C) A trade agreement between Africa and Europe. D) A cultural exchange program. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The invasion, occupation, division, and colonization of African territory by European powers during the late 19th century. 45. Which of these buildings featured gothic architecture? A) Home Insurance Building. B) Wainwright Building. C) Woolworth Building. D) Chrysler Building. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Woolworth Building. 46. Who established the Ford Motor Company? A) Henry Ford. B) John D. Rockefeller. C) Andrew Carnegie. D) Leland Stanford. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Henry Ford. 47. Which question is NOT relevant when evaluating the provenance of a source? A) Why was it written?. B) What is the author's favorite colour?. C) Who was the intended audience?. D) How useful is it as evidence for the topic?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What is the author's favorite colour?. 48. True or False:The use of child labor significantly declined after the introduction of compulsory education laws. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 49. The workers demanded something better but were denied by the urban society. What did they demand for? A) Working conditions. B) Salaries. C) Tasks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Working conditions. 50. What was an impact of industrialization? A) Urbanization. B) Democratization. C) Demystification. D) Gentrification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Urbanization. 51. How many women could vote by 1900? A) 5%. B) 60%. C) 30%. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None. 52. What was the impact of the Industrial Revolution on England's population? A) It grew significantly. B) It remained the same. C) It decreased. D) It fluctuated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It grew significantly. 53. The process of making steel from iron was revolutionized by the introduction of which method? A) Basic oxygen steelmaking. B) Open hearth process. C) Bessemer process. D) Electric arc furnace. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bessemer process. 54. ..... refers to the process of creating goods. A) Labor. B) Commerce. C) Manufacturing. D) Trade. E) Industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Manufacturing. 55. The most industrialize countries, ..... built factoreis and produced goods. A) Developing countries. B) Developed countries. C) Markets. D) Factories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Developed countries. 56. Part A What does the phrase "set off the sparks" mean as it is used in paragraph 4? A) Caused to begin. B) Hoped to assist. C) Tried to predict. D) Worked to design. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caused to begin. 57. A twisted piece of wire with sharp points, or barbs, along it A) Open range. B) Barbed wire. C) Spindle top. D) Boom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barbed wire. 58. How did the Agricultural Revolution lead to the Industrial Revolution? A) Machines replaced man power, so not as many people were needed to farm. B) People thought they would make more money in the city. C) People no longer had a need for machines. D) Everyone was bored of living in the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Machines replaced man power, so not as many people were needed to farm. 59. What did Britain have plenty of? A) Sea coal. B) Tin. C) Timber. D) Land. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sea coal. 60. How does Dr. Seuss address the concept of the Industrial Revolution? A) By ignoring the environmental consequences. B) By showing the benefits of technological advancements. C) By promoting industrial expansion. D) Through a story that illustrates the environmental impact of industrialization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Through a story that illustrates the environmental impact of industrialization. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesArts Humanities QuizzesClass 11 QuizzesClass 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution Quiz 1Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution Quiz 2Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution Quiz 3Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution Quiz 4Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution Quiz 5Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution Quiz 6Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution Quiz 7Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books