This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution – Quiz 48 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution Quiz 48 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What did a doctor from Manchester report about industrial injuries to children? A) Children were well cared for after accidents. B) Injuries often involved severe damage to limbs. C) They were rare and minor. D) Most injuries were easily treatable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Injuries often involved severe damage to limbs. 2. Match the description with the correct inventor:He was also hired by the U.S. government to produce thousands of muskets using his interchangeable parts system. A) Eli Whitney. B) Cyrus McCormick. C) Elias Howe. D) Samuel F.B. Morse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eli Whitney. 3. What is the term used to describe the transition from creating goods by hand to using machines? A) Industrialization. B) Industrial Revolution. C) Urbanization. D) Communism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Industrial Revolution. 4. The invention of the seam engine caused all of the following effects except- A) Goods were produced more quickly'. B) The price of products was reduced. C) Goods were shipped more quickly. D) Skilled craftsmen created more products. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skilled craftsmen created more products. 5. One of the reasons the North won the Civil War is because they were industrialized and the South was not. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. So much glass was used in making the building to house the exhibition, it was called the ..... A) Glass Exhibition. B) Crystal Castle. C) Crystal Palace. D) Glass Arena. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crystal Palace. 7. Where and when did the first Industrial Revolution begin? A) Britain in the late 17th century. B) England in the late 1800s. C) Britain in the late 1700s. D) The USA, late 18th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Britain in the late 1700s. 8. Which inventions provided women with new job opportunities? A) Typewriter, telephone, sewing machine. B) Airplanes. C) Mechanical reaper. D) Windmill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Typewriter, telephone, sewing machine. 9. Advancements in Farming techniques. A) Transport Rev. B) Agricultural Rev. C) Financial Rev. D) Industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agricultural Rev. 10. Before the Industrial Revolution, what was the primary source of labor? A) Steam engines. B) Robots. C) Hands or animals. D) Electric machines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hands or animals. 11. Early industrialization in the United States led to A) Production of goods shifting from the home to factories. B) Labor laws to protect young children. C) Decrease in pollution. D) Shorter work weeks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Production of goods shifting from the home to factories. 12. What is the movement from rural areas (country) to urban (Cities) areas called? A) Moving. B) Colonization. C) Inflation. D) Urbanization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Urbanization. 13. The Iron Horse was a nick name for the first steam engines. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Which three C's helped to Manchester prosper during the industrial revolution? A) Coal, cotton and canals. B) Coal, cotton and cucumbers. C) Cars, cotton and canals. D) Coal, chickens and canals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal, cotton and canals. 15. The production mode changed now insted of things being ..... , they were in large quantities by ..... A) Handmade; machines in factories. B) Machines in factories; handmade. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Handmade; machines in factories. 16. Railroad expansion was the greatest in what region in the mid to late 1800's? A) New England. B) Middle States. C) Southern States. D) Western States. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Western States. 17. Which pair of natural resources were used to change transportation and manufacturing in Great Britain during the Industrial Revolution? A) Gold and salt. B) Diamonds and petroleum. C) Copper and tin. D) Coal and iron ore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal and iron ore. 18. How did Thomas Edison's invention of the light bulb affect industry? A) Brighter lights made people more productive so they worked fewer hours. B) Electric lights made it possible for factories to run after dark. C) Bulb manufacturing became the biggest industry in the United States. D) Having better lighting largely eliminated industrial accidents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electric lights made it possible for factories to run after dark. 19. Why did Rockefeller base his entire business in Cleveland? A) Because he was born there. B) Because that is where the oil reserves were. C) Because that was the easiest place to ship products from. D) Because Vanderbilt didn't allow him to found a business anywhere else. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because that is where the oil reserves were. 20. What was the purpose of the cotton gin? A) To help harvest cotton. B) To separate seeds from cotton. C) To fertilize seeds. D) To package cotton for shipping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To separate seeds from cotton. 21. How was the Model T a first? What was it the first car to "do" or "be about" ? A) It had really bright high beam lights. B) It could tow other cars. C) It was Ford's first automobile that was mass-produced on assembly lines, and it was made with interchangeable parts. D) It was the first car that you could take for off road muddin'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was Ford's first automobile that was mass-produced on assembly lines, and it was made with interchangeable parts. 22. The formation of national labor unions in the late 1800's was mainly a response to ..... A) Passage of federal laws that favored workers. B) Laws restricting immigration and naturalization. C) Poor working conditions and low wages in many industries. D) Economic depressions that had led to high unemployment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poor working conditions and low wages in many industries. 23. What was a 'workhouse?' A) An iron factory. B) A place where orphans lived and worked. C) A church-run hostel. D) The centre of the textile factory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A place where orphans lived and worked. 24. Which factor created favorable conditions for the I.R. in Great Britain? A) Low rural population in central England. B) Presence of large oil reserves in the N. Sea. C) Large deposits of iron and coal in England. D) Abundance of grain and livestock in S. Scotland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Large deposits of iron and coal in England. 25. ..... are large groups of workers that join together to protect workers rights. A) Factories. B) Labor unions. C) Textile mills. D) None of the above. 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