This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution – Quiz 53 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution Quiz 53 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The invention of new machines was an important part of the Industrial Revolution because A) Factory owners wanted new machines. B) New machines helped businesses manufacture goods much more quickly and cheaply. C) American inventors wanted to invent machines that were the best in the world. D) America was in a race with Canada to see who could invent the most new machines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New machines helped businesses manufacture goods much more quickly and cheaply. 2. Demographic Revolution A) Population increase in Europe. B) Population decrease in America. C) Population standstill in Africa. D) Population in the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population increase in Europe. 3. Name two newspspapers during the industrial revolution A) Daily telegraph, New york times. B) New york times, daily mail. C) Daily mail, Daily telegraph. D) New york times, vogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Daily mail, Daily telegraph. 4. In what way did the new middle class change British society? A) The power structure in London shifted from the city to the country. B) The middle class became the new ruling class in society. C) Aristocrats and wealthy landowners looked down on the middle class. D) Some members of the middle class achieved top positions in society. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Some members of the middle class achieved top positions in society. 5. What social class emerged prominently during the Industrial Revolution? A) The aristocracy. B) The knights. C) The bourgeoisie. D) The clergy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The bourgeoisie. 6. What was the purpose of packet boats? A) To transport human passengers. B) To transport commercial cargo. C) To transport passengers and cargo. D) To transport completed student work. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To transport passengers and cargo. 7. What did the Erie Canal connect? A) The Mississippi River to the Great Lakes. B) New York City to Albany. C) The Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. D) The Hudson River to Lake Erie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Hudson River to Lake Erie. 8. Which act in the UK was one of the first to regulate child labor? A) Health and Safety Act. B) Factory Act of 1833. C) Child Labor Deterrence Act. D) Minimum Wage Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Factory Act of 1833. 9. Urbanization is when A) People move from the city to the farm. B) The creation of farming towns. C) People move from the farm to the city. D) The improvement of living conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People move from the farm to the city. 10. Part B Which evidence best supports the answer to Part A (caused to begin)? A) "Imagining new methods" (paragraph 4). B) "Could reach people" (paragraph 4). C) "Than ever before" (paragraph 5). D) "Needed to produce" (paragraph 5). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Imagining new methods" (paragraph 4). 11. Which industries were pivotal during the Second Industrial Revolution? A) Textiles. B) Railroads. C) Automobiles. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. Which was the popular mode of transportation after canals? A) Roadways. B) Railways. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Railways. 13. "Coal is a rock that is combustible, meaning that it burns easily when set on fire." What is an effect of coal during the Industrial Revolution-pick the best option. A) Coal is found in the ground. B) Coal is a natural resource. C) Coal fueled engines, factories, and trains. D) Great Britain's location made it ideal for trading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal fueled engines, factories, and trains. 14. Who designed the world's first steam engine and in what year? A) Thomas Eddison in 1711. B) Thomas Moore in 1812. C) Thomas Newcomen in 1712. D) Taylor Watt in 1912. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thomas Newcomen in 1712. 15. What was the purpose of banning labor unions in Britain? A) To prevent workers from quitting factories on the grounds of low pay. B) To maintain peace in urban neighborhoods by preventing worker riots. C) To prevent factory owners from gaining a monopoly on certain goods. D) To prevent workers from organizing strikes and stopping production. E) To stop the flood of foreign immigrants who were overcrowding the cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To prevent workers from organizing strikes and stopping production. 16. "Poverty is caused by laziness and bad habbits"-? A) Jeremy Bentham. B) Andrew Ure. C) Samuel Smiles. D) Freidrich Engels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Samuel Smiles. 17. One major reason for the growth in urbanization between 1860 and 1900 was that A) Politicians in major cities demanded fair working conditions for all laborers. B) The upper-middle class was prosperous and able to afford city dwellings. C) Many new immigrants were unable to find work on Midwestern farms. D) Many factory jobs were located in cities near transportation routes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Many factory jobs were located in cities near transportation routes. 18. What were some of the dangers children faced while working during the Industrial Revolution? A) Long working hours and low pay. B) Lack of education and illness. C) Unsafe working conditions and industrial accidents. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. Living conditions were good for those who moved to the cities during the industrial revolution. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. England started importing and exporting more goods. A) Commercial Revolution. B) Consumer Revolution. C) Transport Revolution. D) Buy more revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commercial Revolution. 21. What is another word for cloth and fabric? A) Mills. B) Enterprise. C) Textiles. D) Agrarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Textiles. 22. After the Industrial Revolution, things were made by? A) Hand tools and manual labor. B) Telekinesis and mind power. C) Machines and factories. D) Magic and sorcery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Machines and factories. 23. The United States today is A) Communist. B) Marxist. C) Capitalist. D) Both a and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capitalist. 24. What was the working condition like for women and children in the textile industry? A) They were paid well and had safe working conditions. B) They worked shorter hours compared to men. C) They were paid little and worked long hours in dangerous conditions. D) They were given equal opportunities and benefits as their male co-workers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were paid little and worked long hours in dangerous conditions. 25. How did the creation of the Ford Model T effect population movement (the movement of workers around the country)? A) They moved from the rural parts to the city where there was work. B) It created the conditions for Detroit Motown music. C) People (workers) began to move out to the countryside (rural parts) for work. D) People were outsourced and moved outside of the U.S. for work. 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