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- 1.What is an entrepreneur?
- A.
A person who plans marriages
- B.
A person who creates a business
- C.
A type of engineer
- D.
A teacher from the Middle Ages
- E.
A Renaissance artist
- 2.During the Industrial Revolution, which class created the most new wealth?
- A.
The lower-class
- B.
The middle-class
- C.
The nobility
- D.
The working class
- E.
The college class
- 3.In 1819 the British government passed the first Factory Act. Prior to that how much control did the government have over child labor?
- A.
Very little
- B.
A lot
- C.
Complete government control
- D.
Only for overtime
- 4.Before laws controlled the work week, what was the average time someone spent working in a factory each day?
- A.
4
- B.
8
- C.
14
- D.
20
- E.
22
- 5.Where was the most dangerous place to work?
- A.
Furniture factory
- B.
Textile factory
- C.
Coal mine
- D.
Farm
- E.
School
- 6.What is the average lifespan for a person in the industrial city of Manchester England in 1842?
- A.
17 years
- B.
27 years
- C.
37 years
- D.
47 years
- 7.Which of the following is not a positive effect of the Industrial Revolution?
- A.
An increase in the production of goods
- B.
A raise in the standard of living
- C.
More jobs for workers
- D.
Progress in innovation
- E.
Death of children in factories
- 8.What powered the first locomotive?
- A.
Batteries
- B.
Electricity
- C.
Steam
- D.
Nuclear
- E.
Direct current
- 9.Who was the mathematical instrument maker who figured out a way to make the steam engine work faster?
- A.
Robert Fulton
- B.
John McAdam
- C.
James Watt
- D.
Francis Forrester
- E.
Ben Aim
- 10.Which industry spurred other industrial improvements?
- A.
The textile industry
- B.
The automobile industry
- C.
The airplane industry
- D.
The cobbler industry
- E.
The iPhone industry
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