This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution Quiz 17 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What led to the decline in population of major industrialized regions in the late 1900s? A) Production transferred to semi-periphery countries. B) Decreased globalization. C) Increased investment in infrastructure. D) Improved healthcare systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Production transferred to semi-periphery countries. 2. Where did the major industrialized regions stretch across? A) The Western Hemisphere's polar regions. B) The Northern Hemisphere's midlatitudes. C) The Southern Hemisphere's equator. D) The Eastern Hemisphere's tropics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Northern Hemisphere's midlatitudes. 3. Factory workers lived in dirty ..... during the Industrial Revolution. A) Slums. B) Mansions. C) Farms. D) Caves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slums. 4. How did the Industrial Revolution change the nature of child labor? A) Children worked fewer hours. B) Children worked in safer conditions. C) Children were required to attend school instead of work. D) Children were employed in factories instead of farms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Children were employed in factories instead of farms. 5. What did Thomas Malthus discourage people from receiving. A) Education. B) Power. C) Stocks. D) Vaccinations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vaccinations. 6. Textile A) Using children to work in factories and businesses. B) The first industry to be industrialized in the 18th century. C) A person who organizes, manages, and takes on the risks of starting a business. D) City in England; one of the most important industrial areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first industry to be industrialized in the 18th century. 7. Built new textile mills in MA after the War of 1812 A) Lowell. B) Slater. C) Whitney. D) Morse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lowell. 8. During the Industrial Revolution, life changed in what basic way? A) People migrated from villages to work on large farms. B) People began selling their goods instead of trading them. C) People learned to use machines to make their own clothes. D) People migrated from rural areas to cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People migrated from rural areas to cities. 9. 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. 10. Which philosophy emphasized that inequalities were part of the natural order? A) Social Darwinism. B) Laissez-faire. C) Capitalism. D) Trusts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social Darwinism. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. When workers in a union refuse to work until conditions improve A) Urbanization. B) Labor Union. C) Factory System. D) Strike. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strike. 14. 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. 15. The factory workers became class-conscious and dubbed themselves the what? A) Nobility. B) Working-Class. C) Middle-Class. D) Lower-Class. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Working-Class. 16. 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. 17. What percentage of people in Britain lived in rural areas before 1750? A) 100%. B) 97%. C) 87%. D) 12%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 87%. 18. A ..... is a place where people use machines to make goods quickly. A) Industry. B) Factory. C) Great Britain. D) Steam engine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Factory. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. Grassy plains A) Open range. B) Junction. C) Assembly line. D) Spindletop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Open range. 23. What was a major driving force behind the Industrial Revolution? A) Agricultural advancements. B) Technological innovations. C) Political changes. D) Religious movements. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Technological innovations. 24. Why did a massive, violent, worker revolution never take place in Britain? A) Workers never had enough power. B) Working conditions got better. C) Workers never unionized. D) Workers thought Marx was crazy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Working conditions got better. 25. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 8Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution Quiz 9Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books