World History Quiz: Life In The Industrial Age

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1.

Russia didn't industrialize as quickly as other nations because it lacked:
- A.
  
  Political stability
- B.
  
  Expertise
- C.
  
  Technology
- D.
  
  Capital
2.

An artist of the mid 1800s who portrayed the harsh lives of slum dwellers was probably using which artistic style?
- A.
  
  Realism
- B.
  
  Impressionism
- C.
  
  Neoclassicism
- D.
  
  Romanticism
3.

Romanticism can be described as a revolt against the Enlightenment's emphasis on:
- A.
  
  Religion
- B.
  
  Reason
- C.
  
  Legends
- D.
  
  The past
4.

What theory applied the idea of natural selection to the development of business and society?
- A.
  
  Social gospel
- B.
  
  Social Darwinism
- C.
  
  Capitalism
- D.
  
  Socialism
5.

The population of Europe exploded between 1800 and 1900 largely because of:
- A.
  
  Cities eliminated slums and tenements
- B.
  
  Couples had more and more children
- C.
  
  Medical advances causing decline in death rate
- D.
  
  Couples began having kids at an earlier age
6.

a production method in which workers repeatedly perform one task in the manufacturing process:
- A.
  
  Interchangeable parts
- B.
  
  Bessemer process
- C.
  
  The assembly line
- D.
  
  Cottage industries
7.

Which of the following were writers of the realism movement?
- A.
  
  Edgar Degas, Georges Seurat
- B.
  
  William Wordsworth, Mary Shelley
- C.
  
  Gustave Courbet, Thomas Eakins
- D.
  
  Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo
8.

What did Mathew B. Brady accomplish in the area of visual arts?
- A.
  
  His pictures captured beauty of nature
- B.
  
  He created postimpressionist pictures
- C.
  
  He photographed cathedrals in Europe
- D.
  
  He took realistic pictures of the Civil War
9.

What limited the effectiveness of women involved in the temperance movement?
- A.
  
  They were too focused on the suffrage movement
- B.
  
  They were too busy with their families to support causes
- C.
  
  They couldn't vote and were barred from most schools
- D.
  
  They didn't want to get involved in political issues
10.

What invention did the internal combustion engine make possible?
- A.
  
  Fulton's steam boat
- B.
  
  The Wright Brothers' airplane
- C.
  
  Morse's telegraph
- D.
  
  Faraday's electric motor