Industrial Revolution Quiz Questions And Answer
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- 1.What was Jason Watt's contribution to industrialize in England?
- A.
He invented a less expenisive way to manufacture steel.
- B.
He invented a more efficient steam engine.
- C.
He invented the internal combustion engine.
- D.
He invented the method of interchangable parts
- 2.The first person to bring the knowledge of machines to America was:
- A.
Henry Bessimer
- B.
Samuel Slater
- C.
James Watts
- D.
Andrew Carnagie
- 3.The first machines were powered by:
- A.
Coal
- B.
Water
- C.
Oil
- D.
Wood
- 4.What changed as a result of the Industrial Revolution?
- A.
People moved from cities to farms in the country.
- B.
People spent more time with their families.
- C.
People moved from small farms to towns and cities.
- D.
People started enjoying vacations.
- 5.What invention made the steel industry more successeful?
- A.
Interchangable parts
- B.
The Bessemer process
- C.
The internal combustion engine
- D.
The iron ore inductor
- 6.The invention of machine tools that could create part after the part after part of the same size and shape allowed for the use of
- A.
Highly skilled employees
- B.
Interchangable parts
- C.
Interlocking joints
- D.
More effecient power loans
- 7.What machine wove cloth and ended the cottage industries?
- A.
The Power Loom
- B.
The Cotton Gin
- C.
The External Combustion Engine
- D.
The Internal Combustion Engine
- 8.What region was the center of the American Industrial Revolution?
- A.
The Southeast
- B.
The Midwest
- C.
The Mid Atlantic
- D.
New England
- 9.The demand for coal increased as a result of the:
- A.
Gossamer Engine
- B.
Hydropowered Engine
- C.
Lowell Engine
- D.
Steam Engine
- 10.Which of the following was a factor which allowed for the development of mass production?
- A.
The creation of more sophisticated advertising strategies
- B.
The specialization of workers in a single step of manufacturing process
- C.
The use of chemical fertalizers and mechanized reapers and harvesters
- D.
The creation of vertical monopolies across a single industry
- 11.The American car maker Henry Ford was the first large-scale manufacturer to use
- A.
Interchangable parts
- B.
Unskilled workers in a single step of the production process
- C.
The assembly line method of production
- D.
The corporate business structure
- 12.What was one effect of the mechanization of agriculture?
- A.
Many farmers abandoned the raising of livestock
- B.
Farmers needed more acreage to produce the same amount of food as before
- C.
Fewer farmers were needed to grow food.
- D.
Small landholders started weaving cloth.
- 13.During the enclosure movement in England, landowners
- A.
Expanded the private property rights of their tenants
- B.
Funded the manufacturing ventures of men who lived on their land
- C.
Sold their land to small farmers who had previously rented it
- D.
Took away land from the people who could not prove ownership
- 14.How did a few large companies come to dominate industrial economies by the late 1800s?
- A.
By buying smaller companies or driving them out of business
- B.
By creating partnerships with national banks
- C.
By establishing multinational corporations throughout the globe
- D.
By lobbying national governments for favorable legislation
- 15.Buildings where people came to use machines were called:
- A.
Factories
- B.
Stores
- C.
Outlets
- D.
Globalization
- 16.The Industrial Revolution began in
- A.
Germany
- B.
America
- C.
England
- D.
France
- 17.Which of the following was NOT a result of The Industrial Revolution?
- A.
A decrease in child labor
- B.
Pollution
- C.
The use of clocks
- D.
An increase in the middle class
- 18.With the spinning mule 1 person could do the same work as 3 thousand people
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.John Bessemer invented the Cotton Gin.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.The Luddites started a riot and tried to destroy the new textile machines that had put them out of business.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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