This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution – Quiz 49 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution Quiz 49 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Rockefeller, the owner of Standard Oil, succeeded due to ..... , in which he took over all businesses in his field, eventually owning 90 percent of the oil refineries in the U.S. Disney does this in present time w/ entertainment. A) Vertical integration. B) Horizontal integration. C) Trust. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horizontal integration. 2. How did the building of railroads and boats with steam engines during the Industrial Revolution effect the U.S.A.? A) It brought jobs to America. B) It made it easier for American's to travel and trade. C) It allowed the United States to expand their country westward. D) All are correct choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are correct choices. 3. First flight. A) Wright Brothers. B) Henry Bessemer. C) Thomas Edison. D) Henry Ford. E) Alexander Graham Bell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wright Brothers. 4. Which manufacturing system completed all steps of producing a product in one place? A) Corporations. B) Capital system. C) Factory system. D) Patent system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Factory system. 5. How did the Industrial Revolution change the way we apply simple machines? A) It made it more difficult to use machines. B) It enabled us to use POWER to drive simple machines. C) It didn't. D) It allowed us to spend more money on machines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It enabled us to use POWER to drive simple machines. 6. Which of the following is not a characteristic of 19th century capitalism: A) Entrepreneur-managed and owned business. B) Worker-Moved to city, worked for wages. C) Government-Did not interfere in relations between workers and business owners. D) Shift from home to country-Before the industrial revolution people engaged in the domestic system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shift from home to country-Before the industrial revolution people engaged in the domestic system. 7. What were the Luddites most famous for? A) Establishing a perfect community. B) Ending feudalism in Europe. C) Destroying factories and machines. D) Supporting the free market. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Destroying factories and machines. 8. Chicago is most known for which industry? A) Automobiles. B) Meatpacking. C) Textiles. D) Steel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meatpacking. 9. Which invention helped to power factories and allow people and things to travel way faster than ever before? A) Water Engine. B) Horse and Buggy. C) Steam Engine. D) Railroads. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Steam Engine. 10. What was the benefit of being a stockholder in a corporation? A) Complete ownership of branch corporations. B) Free goods produced by the corporation. C) Not personally responsible for its debts. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not personally responsible for its debts. 11. When did the Transportation Revolution begin? A) 1900s. B) 1800s. C) 1700s. D) 1600s. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1800s. 12. What economic system became more prominent as a result of the Industrial Revolution? A) Feudalism. B) Socialism. C) Capitalism. D) MercantilismTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capitalism. 13. In 1769, James Watt designed a ..... to power bigger, more powerful machines. A) Buzz saw. B) Gigantic red battery. C) Nuclear reactor. D) Steam engine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Steam engine. 14. According to the article, what war inspired the United States to begin to build up its industrial capacity. A) Civil War. B) War of 1812. C) French and Indian War. D) Revolutionary War. E) Spanish American War. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) War of 1812. 15. Xenophobia resulted from which of the following? A) The Haymarket Riot. B) The Great Railroad Strike. C) The Homestead Strike. D) The Pullman Strike. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Haymarket Riot. 16. Some of the first textile mills took ..... and turned it into cloth. A) Thread. B) Silk. C) Raw cotton. D) Polyester. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raw cotton. 17. How did Cornelius Vanderbilt improve life for Americans? A) He made railroad travel easier in New York. B) He made railroad tickets cheaper by owning the New York section. C) He gave Tennesseans a free education at Vanderbilt University. D) He increased exportation through his steamship shipping company. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He made railroad travel easier in New York. 18. Which statement IS TRUE about the Industrial Revolution? A) Children were not allowed to work. B) There were no labor laws that prevented children from working. C) Work conditions were closely regulated. D) Children only had to work an 8 hour day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There were no labor laws that prevented children from working. 19. Policy means ..... A) Politics. B) Politician. C) Way of governing. D) Way to make something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Way of governing. 20. In what state did the industrial revolution begin in the US? A) Maine. B) Rhode Island. C) Delaware. D) New Hampshire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhode Island. 21. How did investment in machines and factories impact the development of capitalism? A) Investments in machines and factories led to capitalism as people began to barter for parts. B) The governments were able to sponsor factories and control the labor force. C) Investments in machines and factories led to capitalism as priests began to build factories. D) Rich investors were able to increase their capital by investing in machines and factories. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rich investors were able to increase their capital by investing in machines and factories. 22. What were some problems with living conditions in early industrial cities? A) Cities had no parks and dirty air. B) Cities were very loud and crowded. C) Housing was often overcrowded, unsanitary, and lacked basic amenities. D) Everyone in the city was poor and sick. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Housing was often overcrowded, unsanitary, and lacked basic amenities. 23. Which is NOT an idea that interested Adam Smith? A) Supply and demand. B) Division of labor. C) Communism. D) Free markets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communism. 24. One effect of industrialization on Meiji Japan was that it A) Strengthened the power of the Shogunate. B) Decreased the level of pollution. C) Modernized transportation. D) Increased the number of small farms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modernized transportation. 25. How does the telegraph code support the creator's name? A) The code was after his last part of the name. B) The code was after his front part of his name. C) The code was after his father's name. D) The code was after his mother's name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The code was after his last part of the name. ← 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