This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 History Chapter 10 The Industrial Revolution Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the goal of the Sherman Antitrust Act? A) To allow corporations to form monopolies. B) To limit the power of corporations. C) To provide fair wages to employees. D) To establish sweatshops. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To limit the power of corporations. 2. The Bessemer process affected which of the following materials? A) Oil. B) Steel. C) Steam. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Steel. 3. Henry Ford was responsible for ..... A) Lightbulb and electrification. B) Telephone and communication. C) Assembly line and automobiles. D) Airplane and transportation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assembly line and automobiles. 4. Which country was home to various textile businesses during the Industrial Revolution? A) Britain. B) China. C) Egypt. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Britain. 5. What did the Factory Acts aim to do? A) Increase production efficiency. B) Limit working hours for children and improve safety. C) Ban all forms of child labor. D) Reduce wages for adult workers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limit working hours for children and improve safety. 6. Which was a result of the Industrial Revolution in England during the 19th century? A) Workers became more secure in their jobs and less dependent on employers. B) The number of farmers increased as the demand for wool in the textile industry rose. C) Democratic principles were weakened as the power of the working class increased. D) The structure of society changed to include a growing middle class. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The structure of society changed to include a growing middle class. 7. Capitalism or Communism:Government should not interfere in the economy. A) Capitalism. B) Communism. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capitalism. 8. A monopoly is complete control of an industry. True or false? A) False. B) True. C) Maybe. D) I don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 9. What was the famous saying about the British Empire? A) Gods shines upon her. B) The sun never sets on her. C) The greatest empire of all time. D) Better than the galactic empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun never sets on her. 10. Which of the following is the most closely linked to labor reform? A) Ministers. B) City Planners. C) Unions. D) Social Darwinists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unions. 11. Coal could produce the ..... to keep the new steam engines running. A) Profit. B) Import. C) Energy. D) Export. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy. 12. What social class did the bourgeoisie create? A) Upper class. B) Lower Class. C) Elite. D) Middle Class. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Middle Class. 13. Entrepreneurs built factories to bring specialized workers together. This allowed the product to move quickly from on worker to the next.Which phase of the North's industrialization is described here? A) Phase 1. B) Phase 2. C) Phase 3. D) Phase 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phase 2. 14. During the Industrial Revolution, the expansion of free enterprise economic principles resulted in- A) An increase in government regulation of factories. B) The workers sharing in the profits of the factory. C) An accumulation of wealth by factory owners. D) The passage of additional protective tariffs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An accumulation of wealth by factory owners. 15. Which statement would Social Darwinists most likely support? A) Universal suffrage is a basic human right. B) Political equality strengthens the effectiveness of government. C) Stronger groups have the right to rule and control weaker groups. D) Public education should be guaranteed to all members of a society. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stronger groups have the right to rule and control weaker groups. 16. Overall, the article was organized around which of the following? A) A man and his invention that sparked the Industrial Revolution. B) The reasons why Britain became the world's superpower by 1914. C) How and why the Industrial Revolution happened and some results of it. D) The negative consequences of the Industrial Revolution on people and the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How and why the Industrial Revolution happened and some results of it. 17. How did the sewing machine change life according to the curator? A) It increased home gardening. B) It expanded the ready-made clothing industry. C) It reduced the cost of clothing. D) It improved transportation methods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It expanded the ready-made clothing industry. 18. All of the following factors made Great Britain the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution EXCEPT A) A large colonial empire. B) A large workforce and a growing population. C) An abundance of natural resources. D) A location at the center of Europe's overland trade routes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A location at the center of Europe's overland trade routes. 19. A class of people in the middle of a societal hierarchy. In socio-economic terms, the middle class is the broad group of people who fall socio-economically between the working class and upper class. The common measures of what constitutes the middle class vary significantly among cultures. A) MIDDLE CLASS. B) STOCK. C) CORPORATION. D) LAISSEZ FAIRE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MIDDLE CLASS. 20. Energy Revolution A) Used coal and not natural resources. B) Started selling land to invest in businesses. C) People bought mass produced products and not handmade. D) People didn't care and had low energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Used coal and not natural resources. 21. What was a key factor in the urbanization during the Industrial Revolution? A) Decline in agricultural jobs. B) Increase in rural population. C) Development of new farming techniques. D) Expansion of the education system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decline in agricultural jobs. 22. What did factory workers do to try to get better working conditions and wages for adults an children? A) Workers would take long vacations because they were unhappy. B) Workers formed unions and held strikes to convince owners they needed to change. C) Workers would quit when they were unhappy. D) Workers ignored it because there was nothing they could do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Workers formed unions and held strikes to convince owners they needed to change. 23. Oil was used as a new invention to light factories. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. Trade unions were important to workers during the industrial revolution because they fought hard for improved working hours, wages and conditions for workers, education for working children, health benefits for all and assistance to injured and retired workers. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Thomas Malthus and David Ricardo believed the poor could improve their lives by A) Getting more education. B) Getting aid from the government. C) Having fewer children. D) Moving back to farms. 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