This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. An economic system in which people are free to buy and sell goods and services with little control by the government A) Open range. B) Manufacture. C) Free enterprise. D) Assembly line. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Free enterprise. 3. 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) COMMUNISM. C) UNION. D) STRIKE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) COMMUNISM. 4. 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. 5. Who invented the power reaper and what was its significance? A) Eli Whitney; it revolutionized the cotton industry. B) Cyrus McCormick; it greatly increased the efficiency of farming. C) James Watt; it improved steam engine efficiency. D) Henry Ford; it introduced assembly line production in agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cyrus McCormick; it greatly increased the efficiency of farming. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. How did mass production and the assembly line affect consumers? A) It did not affect the consumer. B) It raised the cost of products. C) It made less products available. D) It made products more affordable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It made products more affordable. 10. 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. 11. The cotton gin was for A) Getting seeds out of cotton bolls. B) Alcoholic consumption. C) Weaving threads. D) Making cloth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Getting seeds out of cotton bolls. 12. 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. 13. When did the Industrial Revolution occur? A) 21st century. B) 20th century. C) 18th century. D) 15th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 18th century. 14. This Invention removed spun cotton and wool treads for use in the textile industry A) Cotton Gin. B) Steam Engine. C) Bessemer Steel Process. D) Spinning Jenny. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinning Jenny. 15. 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. 16. What are identical components that can be used in place of each other? A) Interchangeable parts. B) Factories. C) Dynamos. D) Assembly Lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interchangeable parts. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. How long were the shifts children often worked in factories, before the 1819 Factory Act? A) 19 to 20 hours. B) 7 to 8 hours. C) 4 hours so they could go to scholl. D) 12 to 14 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12 to 14 hours. 21. What was the most important fabric for Britain's economic growth between 1750 and 1850? A) Wool. B) Silk. C) Cotton. D) Linen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cotton. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. -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) Socialism. B) Conservatisim. C) Liberalism. D) Utilitarianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liberalism. 25. 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. 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