This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution – Quiz 78 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution Quiz 78 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Great Britain A) Identical components that can be used in place of one another in manufacturing. B) Business owned by many investors who buy shares of stock. C) Where the Industrial Revolution started. D) The work done, and the workers who did it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Where the Industrial Revolution started. 2. 6 Which of these statements would Adam Smith most likely agree with? A) You should start a company only if you have no competition. B) Self-interest plays no role in capitalism. C) Capitalism can only exist at the expense of workers' quality of life. D) Self-interest and competition are good for a capitalist economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Self-interest and competition are good for a capitalist economy. 3. What problems could canals have? A) Travel was slow. B) The canals could freeze during the winters. C) Canals could dry up if there was too little rain. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 4. How did the increasing availability of electricity affect the location of factories? A) They could only be built next to power stations. B) They could be built wherever there was coal. C) They were limited to one area. D) They no longer had to be near rivers for water power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They no longer had to be near rivers for water power. 5. He was the leader of a steel-making corporation. A) Andrew Carnegie. B) Wright brothers. C) Thomas A. Edison. D) John D. Rockefeller. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Andrew Carnegie. 6. Can we understand the concept of Imperialism without the industrial revolution and vice versa? A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO. 7. What state was given to the U.S. as part of the Adam-Onis treaty with Spain in 1819? A) Texas. B) California. C) Florida. D) Oregon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Florida. 8. What role did steam locomotives play in the Industrial Revolution? A) They decreased the need for waterways. B) They made long-distance travel less necessary. C) They increased the speed and efficiency of land transportation. D) They were primarily used in mining operations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They increased the speed and efficiency of land transportation. 9. How did the Industrial Revolution and the rise of factories affect children? A) Child labor and poor working conditions. B) No impact on children's lives. C) Decreased child labor and better working conditions for children. D) Increased access to education and improved living conditions for children. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Child labor and poor working conditions. 10. What are the key differences between an agrarian society and an industrial society? A) Agrarian = UrbanIndustrial = Rural. B) Agrarian = RuralIndustrial = Urban. C) Agrarian = SuburbanIndustrial = Rural. D) Agrarian = UrbanIndustrial = Suburban. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agrarian = RuralIndustrial = Urban. 11. New economic theories came about during the Industrial Revolution in response to- A) The demands of wealthy industrialists for laws to regulate economies. B) The economic disparities between the wealthy and the working class. C) The lack of economic power women had in industrialized societies. D) The successful efforts of abolitionists to bring an end to the slavery trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The economic disparities between the wealthy and the working class. 12. What farming change led to a surplus of available workers? A) Slash-and-burn farming. B) People leaving farms and moving to cities. C) Nomadic herding. D) Increased reliance on hunting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People leaving farms and moving to cities. 13. Where did most of the RAW MATERIALS (mainly cotton) to feed the new factories come from? A) British colonies, mainly India. B) Colonies abroad mainly in Africa. C) From different British farms. D) All answers are right. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) British colonies, mainly India. 14. The use of human knowledge to create tools and machines that allow us to navigate and control the environment; does NOT have to be electronic A) Industrialization. B) Technology. C) Economy. D) Textile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Technology. 15. The transcontinental railroad connected the East to the West in what year? A) 1829. B) 1849. C) 1869. D) 1889. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1869. 16. What is the mass movement from farms to cities called? A) Immigration. B) Colonization. C) Industrialization. D) Urbanization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Urbanization. 17. Define urbanization. A) The growth of cities and towns. B) The growth of farmlands and the countryside. C) The rise in population. D) The mass banning of dangerous inventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The growth of cities and towns. 18. When did the Industrial Revolution begin in Great Britain? A) 1760. B) 1776. C) 1790. D) 1832. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1760. 19. Who wrote the Wealth of Nations? A) Adam Smith. B) Karl Marx. C) Henry Bessemer. D) James Watt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adam Smith. 20. How did people's lives change because of the Industrial Revolution? A) People bought more handmade goods than before. B) People worked mostly on farms. C) People bought factory made items and worked outside the home. D) People made a lot of money making homemade items. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People bought factory made items and worked outside the home. 21. A social class made up of skilled workers, professionals, businesspeople, and wealthy farmers. A) Middle Class. B) Corporation. C) Strike. D) Industrial Revolution. E) Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Middle Class. 22. In the late 19th century, how did the growth of industry affect American society? A) The percentage of Americans living in urban areas increased. B) Population centers shifted from the Northeast to the South. C) Restrictions on immigration created a more homogeneous culture. D) The United States experienced the disappearance of the traditional family farm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The percentage of Americans living in urban areas increased. 23. What was a direct result of urbanization during the Industrial Revolution? A) Rise of banks and labor unions. B) Decrease in population. C) Decrease in trade. D) Global cooling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rise of banks and labor unions. 24. The invention of the steam engine improve which of the following? A) Transportation. B) Factory production. C) Both transportation and factory production. D) Neither transportation nor factory production. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both transportation and factory production. 25. This is the economic system favored by owners. A) Capitalism. B) Communism. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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