This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. Natural oil A) Petroleum. B) Boom. C) Coal. D) Stink. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Petroleum. 8. 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. 9. When did Robert Fulton's steamboat make its first voyage? A) 1787. B) 1807. C) 1827. D) 1847. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1807. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. One result of the Opium War was that China A) Adopted democratic reforms. B) Lost control of Hong Kong. C) Regained control of Manchuria. D) Divided into "Sphere's of influence". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Divided into "Sphere's of influence". 18. What are "Robber Barons?" A) Employees who would steal parts from the company they worked for. B) Members of Trusts that used ruthless means to gain wealth. C) Business owners who would buy other companies to make themselves wealthier. D) People who stole money from other companies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Members of Trusts that used ruthless means to gain wealth. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. Industrialization is the process of using ..... and factories to produce goods. A) Transportation. B) Machines. C) People. D) Interchangeable parts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Machines. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. Where did the Industrial Revolution begin? A) Germany. B) France. C) Great Britain. D) United States. 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