This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution Quiz 31 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why did families send their children to work in factories? A) They needed the extra income. B) Schools were too crowded. C) For educational purposes. D) Children wanted to work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They needed the extra income. 2. In 1712, Englishman Thomas Newcomen created the first ..... that mostly used to pump water out of mines. A) Microwave. B) Steam engine. C) Popcorn machine. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Steam engine. 3. The use of simple machines and methods like crop rotation helped increase the amount of food grown which began what farming revolution in England? A) Crop Revolution. B) Farming Revolution. C) Agricultural Revolution. D) Farming Exploration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agricultural Revolution. 4. What best describes the economy before the Industrial Revolution? A) Small town farming in rural areas. B) Pre-slavery era. C) Deteriorated cities with uneducated inhabitants. D) The French Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Small town farming in rural areas. 5. Why was the Gadsden Purchase added to the U.S. in 1853? A) It was needed for the building of a railroad. B) It was a gift from Mexico. C) It was part of the treaty with Mexico. D) Gold was discovered in that area. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was needed for the building of a railroad. 6. There were some new crops that were introduced in Europe such as A) Corn and potatoes. B) Grapes and corn. C) Potatoes and rice. D) Corn and soybeans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Corn and potatoes. 7. The purpose of a ..... was to force factory owners to communicate with the workers. A) Cooperation. B) Labor union. C) Socialist. D) Communist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Labor union. 8. Transport Revolution A) Improvements in transportation, canals, roads, ships and trains. B) Improvements in driving, riding and sailing. C) Improvements world wide. D) Any improvements made in the industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Improvements in transportation, canals, roads, ships and trains. 9. Common land refers to? A) A village that housed all the factories. B) An area for the poor to live. C) No man's land. D) The area where a community could graze their cattle and farm vegetables. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The area where a community could graze their cattle and farm vegetables. 10. How long was the new working day introduced by Robert Owen at his cotton factory in New Lanark? A) 10 hours. B) 8 hours. C) 4 hours. D) 2 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8 hours. 11. The Pullman Strike of 1892 resulted in the deaths of 16 individuals, A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. What was the labor system created in factories? A) Machines got paid instead of the humans. B) Employees worked set hours for set wages for set days. C) Employees could work as they please for whatever amount they pleased. D) Employees got paid one flat rate for a day's work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Employees worked set hours for set wages for set days. 13. What was Henry Ford best known for? A) Model T & Assembly Line. B) Transcontinental Railroad. C) Samuel Morse. D) Alexander Graham Bell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Model T & Assembly Line. 14. How is an entrepreneur different from an inventor? A) An entrepreneur is richer than an inventor. B) An entrepreneur is also a philanthropist. C) An entrepreneur doesn't invent new things. D) An entrepreneur develops a business from an idea or invention. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An entrepreneur develops a business from an idea or invention. 15. When did all states pass some form of education requirement legislation? A) 1938. B) 1918. C) 1912. D) Never. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1918. 16. Where was the oil Company Founded? A) Chicago. B) Texas. C) New York. D) Mississippi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chicago. 17. What is a defining feature of the Fourth Industrial Revolution compared to the Third? A) Slower technological change. B) Invention of the steam engine. C) Technology merging with human lives. D) Focus on agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Technology merging with human lives. 18. Why did the Industrial Revolution not happen in ancient civilizations? A) Lack of interest. B) Slave-based economy and existing means of production. C) Lack of technology. D) Too much war. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slave-based economy and existing means of production. 19. Which of the following invention marked the beginning of the Railway Age? A) Locomotive. B) Rocket. C) Car. D) Steamship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Locomotive. 20. During the Industrial Revolution people ..... A) Began moving to the cities and working in factories. B) Continued to work in the countryside and moved form the cities back to the farms. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Began moving to the cities and working in factories. 21. The Industrial Revolution was between ..... A) 1771 and 1878. B) 1971 to 1978. C) 1592 to 1642. D) None of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1771 and 1878. 22. What invention spun multiple threads to be used for cloth, which in turn were used to make clothing? A) Spinning jenny. B) Steam engine. C) Phonograph. D) Cotton gin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinning jenny. 23. Who made the Cotton Gin? A) Eli Whitney. B) Barack Obama. C) Cyrus McCormick. D) George W. Bush. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eli Whitney. 24. What led to the growth of U.S. cities and a rapidly expanding market economy? A) The decline of manufacturing and industrialization. B) The increase in agricultural productivity. C) The development of transportation and industrialization. D) The shift from wage labor to home-based production. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The development of transportation and industrialization. 25. Manifest Destiny was the belief that ..... A) It was the United States' God given right to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. B) Native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect. C) The United States should respect the land claims of countries. D) All people in the United States should have the right to vote. 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