This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution – Quiz 64 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution Quiz 64 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which would be the least advantage gained by using child labor? A) Children were smaller. B) Children were paid less. C) Children easier to control. D) Children worked faster. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Children worked faster. 2. Who invented the seed drill? A) Joseph Foljambe. B) Jethro Tull. C) Jason Tull. D) Thomas Newcomen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jethro Tull. 3. How was cholera spread? A) Coughing on someone. B) Contaminated drinking water. C) Out of date food. D) Too much blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contaminated drinking water. 4. What replaced steamboats as the dominant form of commercial transport in the U.S.? A) Railroads. B) Airplanes. C) Automobiles. D) Horse-drawn carriages. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Railroads. 5. Who invented the steam engine improved for practical use in factories? A) James Watt. B) Thomas Edison. C) Robert Fulton. D) Richard Arkwright. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James Watt. 6. Who invented interchangeable parts? A) Benjamin Franklin. B) Samual Morse. C) Eli Whitney. D) Lil Baby. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eli Whitney. 7. Why did new economic ideas emerge during the Industrial Revolution? A) Economic philosophers were trying to determine the role government should play in the economy. B) Economic philosophers were not content with the conditions created by the Industrial Revolution. C) Economic philosophers were trying to create a more equal and fair society. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 8. Why did many Irish immigrants move to the Unites States? A) Massive unemployment in Ireland. B) Political unrest in Ireland. C) Famine caused by crop failure. D) Civil war between Catholics and Protestants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Famine caused by crop failure. 9. Who was the father of the Industrial Revolution in America? A) Kanye West. B) Samuel Slater. C) George Washington. D) Barack Obama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Samuel Slater. 10. The period of time that is marked by the greatly increased output of machine-made goods that began in England in the middle 1700s. A) INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. B) ENCLOSURES. C) CROP ROTATION. D) INDUSTRIALIZATION. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. 11. Which economic effect resulted from industrialization? A) Lower production of manufactured goods. B) Increased cost of goods. C) Mass production and cheaper products. D) Decreased international trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mass production and cheaper products. 12. After the war of 1812, thousands of settlers and immigrants moved to the western frontiers of the United States in search of farming and business opportunities. In response, the government began building roads. This transportation network was intended to ..... A) Promote th free-enterprise system. B) Establish federal control over industry. C) Discourage the organization of new territories. D) Prevent border disputes between states. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Promote th free-enterprise system. 13. My product helped to build sky scrapers and stronger bridges. I am ..... A) Alexander Graham Bell. B) Andrew Carnegie. C) Thomas Edison. D) John D. Rockefeller. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Andrew Carnegie. 14. What is Laissez-faire? A) A policy of minimal governmental interference in the economic affairs of individuals and society. B) A type of government where the state has total control over the economy. C) A system where the government regulates all aspects of the economy. D) A political ideology that advocates for a strong central government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A policy of minimal governmental interference in the economic affairs of individuals and society. 15. What was the first message sent using the telegraph? A) Hello World. B) What hath God wrought. C) A quick brown fox. D) To be or not to be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What hath God wrought. 16. What was the approximate percentage of the population living in cities by 1900? A) 30%. B) 50%. C) 70%. D) 90%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 30%. 17. In the earliest days, British merchants ..... cloth from other lands A) Exported. B) Imported. C) Marke. D) Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imported. 18. Commodore Matthew Perry's visits to Japan in 1853 and 1854 resulted in the A) Colonization of Japan by the United States. B) Transfer of spheres of influence to China. C) Introduction of Christianity to Japanese society. D) Opening of trade and diplomatic relations with Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opening of trade and diplomatic relations with Japan. 19. He made a fortune in mining, and founded a California university. A) Leland Stanford. B) Terence V. Powderly. C) Samuel Gompers. D) John D. Rockefeller. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leland Stanford. 20. The powered loom made textile production easier. What is the best synonym for textile. A) Coal. B) Cotton. C) Cloth. D) Steel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cloth. 21. Who led the enormous expansion of the steel industry? A) Henry Ford. B) Andrew Carnegie. C) John D. Rockefeller. D) J.P. Morgan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Andrew Carnegie. 22. What countries were involved in the War of 1812? A) United States & Great Britain. B) Great Britain & France. C) United States & France. D) Great Britain & France. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) United States & Great Britain. 23. What is one way that the Industrial Revolution still negatively affects us all today? A) Factory work is still incredibly dangerous and refuse to change. B) Greenhouse gases from burning coal has led to climate change. C) Children still work in factories in Europe and parts of the US. D) Smallpox is still a disease that affects a lot of people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greenhouse gases from burning coal has led to climate change. 24. What was a significant impact of colonial rule in South Africa? A) 70 years of war following British arrival. B) Technological innovation. C) Economic prosperity. D) Environmental conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 70 years of war following British arrival. 25. What were the two (2) changes in agriculture? A) New types of crops and changes in land ownership. B) New types of fertiliser and changes in land ownership. C) New machines and changes in rules for child labour. D) New methods of farming and changes in land ownership. 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