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Industrial_revolution-v1s1

1. During the Industrial Revolution, the best Chemists were trained in

___ a) Italy

___ b) Great Britain

___ c) Germany

___ d) Sweden

___ e) United States

2. The Industrial Revolution began shortly before

___ a) the American civil war (1861)

___ b) World War I (1914)

___ c) the American revolution (1776)

3. During the Industrial Revolution, the cost of producing sulfuric acid greatly improved by

___ a) replacing glass containers with iron containers

___ b) replacing iron containers with glass containers

___ c) replacing lead containers with glass containers

___ d) replacing glass containers with lead containers

4. According to Wikipedia, the first large machine tool was used to

___ a) shape plates for ship hulls

___ b) plane rails for railroads

___ c) bore cylinders for steam engines steam engines.

___ d) drill coal mines

5. The Miner's Friend

___ a) pumped water

___ b) was electrical lighting

___ c) provided ventilation

___ d) transported miners

6. Cartwright built two textile factories. One of them

___ a) two of these are true

___ b) was transported to Germany

___ c) burned down

___ d) is still in use today

___ e) was sabotaged by workers

7. Puddling involved

___ a) the use of coke instead of coal and led to much strong iron

___ b) the use of coke instead of coal greatly reduced the cost of producing pig iron

___ c) stirring with a long rod and became much cheaper when steam engines replaced manual stirring

___ d) stirring with a long rod and was never successfully mechanised.

8. Which is NOT one of the three areas of development that helped initiate the industrial revolution?

___ a) assembly lines

___ b) textiles

___ c) steam power

___ d) iron making

9. The industrial revolution began in

___ a) Germany

___ b) simultaneously in Europe and the United States

___ c) Great Britain

___ d) simultaneously in a variety of European nations

___ e) United States

10. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, men did the ______ and women did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the men required ______ person hours.

___ a) spinning, weaving, more

___ b) weaving, spinning, fewer

___ c) spinning, weaving, fewer

___ d) weaving, spinning, more

11. A major change in the metal industries during the era of the Industrial Revolution was the replacement of wood and other bio-fuels with coal. Compared to wood, coal required

___ a) less labour to mine, but was less abundant (until the Rineland coal fields were discovered).

___ b) less labour to mine and was also more abundant.

___ c) about the same labour to mine, but was more abundant than wood.

12. Henry Cort developed rolling, which is 15 times _____ than ______

___ a) faster, hammering

___ b) cheaper, hammering

___ c) faster, puddling

___ d) cheaper, puddling

13. For most of the period of the Industrial Revolution, the majority of industrial power was supplied by

___ a) steam and wind.

___ b) water and steam.

___ c) water and wind.

14. The purpose of Eli Whitney's cotton gin was to

___ a) pick cotton

___ b) spin cotton

___ c) clean cotton

___ d) weave cotton

___ e) remove seeds

15. Early uses for sulphuric acid included

___ a) producing dyes and bleaching cloth

___ b) producing dyes and making cement

___ c) removing rust and making cement

___ d) making cement and bleaching cloth

___ e) removing rust and bleaching cloth

16. What impact did the industrial revolution have on living standards of ordinary people, according to Wikipedia?

___ a) sustained growth, for the first time in history

___ b) the question is a subject of controversy

___ c) little or no growth in the first half, but enormous growth in the second half of the industrial revolution.

___ d) little or no growth until much later (19th and 20th centuries)

17. The Industrial Revolution lasted just under _____ years

___ a) 100

___ b) 300

___ c) 500

___ d) 200

___ e) 400

18. The dominant industry of the Industrial Revolution in terms of employment, output and invested capital was

___ a) textiles

___ b) ship building

___ c) military spending

___ d) farm equipment

___ e) railroads

19. The Calico Acts were initially designed to protect

___ a) large manufacturers

___ b) small manufacturers

___ c) domestic cotton production

___ d) the woollen industry

20. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, women did the ______ and men did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the women required ______ person hours.

___ a) spinning, weaving, fewer

___ b) weaving, spinning, more

___ c) weaving, spinning, fewer

___ d) spinning, weaving, more

21. Manchester acquired the nickname __________ during the early 19th century owing to its sprawl of ______

___ a) Coalopolis, coal mines

___ b) Cokopolis, coke processing plants

___ c) Cottonopolis, textile factories

___ d) Weavopolis, Weaving factories

Key to Industrial_revolution-v1s1

1. During the Industrial Revolution, the best Chemists were trained in

- a) Italy

- b) Great Britain

+ c) Germany

- d) Sweden

- e) United States

2. The Industrial Revolution began shortly before

- a) the American civil war (1861)

- b) World War I (1914)

+ c) the American revolution (1776)

3. During the Industrial Revolution, the cost of producing sulfuric acid greatly improved by

- a) replacing glass containers with iron containers

- b) replacing iron containers with glass containers

- c) replacing lead containers with glass containers

+ d) replacing glass containers with lead containers

4. According to Wikipedia, the first large machine tool was used to

- a) shape plates for ship hulls

- b) plane rails for railroads

+ c) bore cylinders for steam engines steam engines.

- d) drill coal mines

5. The Miner's Friend

+ a) pumped water

- b) was electrical lighting

- c) provided ventilation

- d) transported miners

6. Cartwright built two textile factories. One of them

+ a) two of these are true

- b) was transported to Germany

- c) burned down

- d) is still in use today

- e) was sabotaged by workers

7. Puddling involved

- a) the use of coke instead of coal and led to much strong iron

- b) the use of coke instead of coal greatly reduced the cost of producing pig iron

- c) stirring with a long rod and became much cheaper when steam engines replaced manual stirring

+ d) stirring with a long rod and was never successfully mechanised.

8. Which is NOT one of the three areas of development that helped initiate the industrial revolution?

+ a) assembly lines

- b) textiles

- c) steam power

- d) iron making

9. The industrial revolution began in

- a) Germany

- b) simultaneously in Europe and the United States

+ c) Great Britain

- d) simultaneously in a variety of European nations

- e) United States

10. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, men did the ______ and women did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the men required ______ person hours.

- a) spinning, weaving, more

+ b) weaving, spinning, fewer

- c) spinning, weaving, fewer

- d) weaving, spinning, more

11. A major change in the metal industries during the era of the Industrial Revolution was the replacement of wood and other bio-fuels with coal. Compared to wood, coal required

- a) less labour to mine, but was less abundant (until the Rineland coal fields were discovered).

+ b) less labour to mine and was also more abundant.

- c) about the same labour to mine, but was more abundant than wood.

12. Henry Cort developed rolling, which is 15 times _____ than ______

+ a) faster, hammering

- b) cheaper, hammering

- c) faster, puddling

- d) cheaper, puddling

13. For most of the period of the Industrial Revolution, the majority of industrial power was supplied by

- a) steam and wind.

- b) water and steam.

+ c) water and wind.

14. The purpose of Eli Whitney's cotton gin was to

- a) pick cotton

- b) spin cotton

- c) clean cotton

- d) weave cotton

+ e) remove seeds

15. Early uses for sulphuric acid included

- a) producing dyes and bleaching cloth

- b) producing dyes and making cement

- c) removing rust and making cement

- d) making cement and bleaching cloth

+ e) removing rust and bleaching cloth

16. What impact did the industrial revolution have on living standards of ordinary people, according to Wikipedia?

- a) sustained growth, for the first time in history

+ b) the question is a subject of controversy

- c) little or no growth in the first half, but enormous growth in the second half of the industrial revolution.

- d) little or no growth until much later (19th and 20th centuries)

17. The Industrial Revolution lasted just under _____ years

+ a) 100

- b) 300

- c) 500

- d) 200

- e) 400

18. The dominant industry of the Industrial Revolution in terms of employment, output and invested capital was

+ a) textiles

- b) ship building

- c) military spending

- d) farm equipment

- e) railroads

19. The Calico Acts were initially designed to protect

- a) large manufacturers

- b) small manufacturers

- c) domestic cotton production

+ d) the woollen industry

20. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, women did the ______ and men did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the women required ______ person hours.

- a) spinning, weaving, fewer

- b) weaving, spinning, more

- c) weaving, spinning, fewer

+ d) spinning, weaving, more

21. Manchester acquired the nickname __________ during the early 19th century owing to its sprawl of ______

- a) Coalopolis, coal mines

- b) Cokopolis, coke processing plants

+ c) Cottonopolis, textile factories

- d) Weavopolis, Weaving factories

Industrial_revolution-v2s1

1. Which is NOT one of the three areas of development that helped initiate the industrial revolution?

___ a) steam power

___ b) iron making

___ c) assembly lines

___ d) textiles

2. A major change in the metal industries during the era of the Industrial Revolution was the replacement of wood and other bio-fuels with coal. Compared to wood, coal required

___ a) less labour to mine and was also more abundant.

___ b) about the same labour to mine, but was more abundant than wood.

___ c) less labour to mine, but was less abundant (until the Rineland coal fields were discovered).

3. The Calico Acts were initially designed to protect

___ a) domestic cotton production

___ b) the woollen industry

___ c) small manufacturers

___ d) large manufacturers

4. The dominant industry of the Industrial Revolution in terms of employment, output and invested capital was

___ a) railroads

___ b) military spending

___ c) farm equipment

___ d) ship building

___ e) textiles

5. Early uses for sulphuric acid included

___ a) producing dyes and making cement

___ b) removing rust and bleaching cloth

___ c) removing rust and making cement

___ d) making cement and bleaching cloth

___ e) producing dyes and bleaching cloth

6. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, women did the ______ and men did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the women required ______ person hours.

___ a) weaving, spinning, more

___ b) spinning, weaving, fewer

___ c) spinning, weaving, more

___ d) weaving, spinning, fewer

7. The Industrial Revolution lasted just under _____ years

___ a) 200

___ b) 400

___ c) 500

___ d) 100

___ e) 300

8. Puddling involved

___ a) stirring with a long rod and was never successfully mechanised.

___ b) the use of coke instead of coal and led to much strong iron

___ c) stirring with a long rod and became much cheaper when steam engines replaced manual stirring

___ d) the use of coke instead of coal greatly reduced the cost of producing pig iron

9. During the Industrial Revolution, the best Chemists were trained in

___ a) Germany

___ b) Sweden

___ c) Great Britain

___ d) United States

___ e) Italy

10. Henry Cort developed rolling, which is 15 times _____ than ______

___ a) faster, hammering

___ b) faster, puddling

___ c) cheaper, hammering

___ d) cheaper, puddling

11. The purpose of Eli Whitney's cotton gin was to

___ a) clean cotton

___ b) spin cotton

___ c) weave cotton

___ d) remove seeds

___ e) pick cotton

12. For most of the period of the Industrial Revolution, the majority of industrial power was supplied by

___ a) water and wind.

___ b) steam and wind.

___ c) water and steam.

13. During the Industrial Revolution, the cost of producing sulfuric acid greatly improved by

___ a) replacing lead containers with glass containers

___ b) replacing glass containers with lead containers

___ c) replacing iron containers with glass containers

___ d) replacing glass containers with iron containers

14. Manchester acquired the nickname __________ during the early 19th century owing to its sprawl of ______

___ a) Weavopolis, Weaving factories

___ b) Cottonopolis, textile factories

___ c) Coalopolis, coal mines

___ d) Cokopolis, coke processing plants

15. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, men did the ______ and women did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the men required ______ person hours.

___ a) weaving, spinning, fewer

___ b) spinning, weaving, more

___ c) weaving, spinning, more

___ d) spinning, weaving, fewer

16. What impact did the industrial revolution have on living standards of ordinary people, according to Wikipedia?

___ a) the question is a subject of controversy

___ b) little or no growth until much later (19th and 20th centuries)

___ c) sustained growth, for the first time in history

___ d) little or no growth in the first half, but enormous growth in the second half of the industrial revolution.

17. The industrial revolution began in

___ a) United States

___ b) Great Britain

___ c) simultaneously in Europe and the United States

___ d) simultaneously in a variety of European nations

___ e) Germany

18. According to Wikipedia, the first large machine tool was used to

___ a) bore cylinders for steam engines steam engines.

___ b) drill coal mines

___ c) shape plates for ship hulls

___ d) plane rails for railroads

19. The Industrial Revolution began shortly before

___ a) the American civil war (1861)

___ b) World War I (1914)

___ c) the American revolution (1776)

20. Cartwright built two textile factories. One of them

___ a) two of these are true

___ b) is still in use today

___ c) burned down

___ d) was sabotaged by workers

___ e) was transported to Germany

21. The Miner's Friend

___ a) transported miners

___ b) pumped water

___ c) provided ventilation

___ d) was electrical lighting

Key to Industrial_revolution-v2s1

1. Which is NOT one of the three areas of development that helped initiate the industrial revolution?

- a) steam power

- b) iron making

+ c) assembly lines

- d) textiles

2. A major change in the metal industries during the era of the Industrial Revolution was the replacement of wood and other bio-fuels with coal. Compared to wood, coal required

+ a) less labour to mine and was also more abundant.

- b) about the same labour to mine, but was more abundant than wood.

- c) less labour to mine, but was less abundant (until the Rineland coal fields were discovered).

3. The Calico Acts were initially designed to protect

- a) domestic cotton production

+ b) the woollen industry

- c) small manufacturers

- d) large manufacturers

4. The dominant industry of the Industrial Revolution in terms of employment, output and invested capital was

- a) railroads

- b) military spending

- c) farm equipment

- d) ship building

+ e) textiles

5. Early uses for sulphuric acid included

- a) producing dyes and making cement

+ b) removing rust and bleaching cloth

- c) removing rust and making cement

- d) making cement and bleaching cloth

- e) producing dyes and bleaching cloth

6. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, women did the ______ and men did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the women required ______ person hours.

- a) weaving, spinning, more

- b) spinning, weaving, fewer

+ c) spinning, weaving, more

- d) weaving, spinning, fewer

7. The Industrial Revolution lasted just under _____ years

- a) 200

- b) 400

- c) 500

+ d) 100

- e) 300

8. Puddling involved

+ a) stirring with a long rod and was never successfully mechanised.

- b) the use of coke instead of coal and led to much strong iron

- c) stirring with a long rod and became much cheaper when steam engines replaced manual stirring

- d) the use of coke instead of coal greatly reduced the cost of producing pig iron

9. During the Industrial Revolution, the best Chemists were trained in

+ a) Germany

- b) Sweden

- c) Great Britain

- d) United States

- e) Italy

10. Henry Cort developed rolling, which is 15 times _____ than ______

+ a) faster, hammering

- b) faster, puddling

- c) cheaper, hammering

- d) cheaper, puddling

11. The purpose of Eli Whitney's cotton gin was to

- a) clean cotton

- b) spin cotton

- c) weave cotton

+ d) remove seeds

- e) pick cotton

12. For most of the period of the Industrial Revolution, the majority of industrial power was supplied by

+ a) water and wind.

- b) steam and wind.

- c) water and steam.

13. During the Industrial Revolution, the cost of producing sulfuric acid greatly improved by

- a) replacing lead containers with glass containers

+ b) replacing glass containers with lead containers

- c) replacing iron containers with glass containers

- d) replacing glass containers with iron containers

14. Manchester acquired the nickname __________ during the early 19th century owing to its sprawl of ______

- a) Weavopolis, Weaving factories

+ b) Cottonopolis, textile factories

- c) Coalopolis, coal mines

- d) Cokopolis, coke processing plants

15. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, men did the ______ and women did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the men required ______ person hours.

+ a) weaving, spinning, fewer

- b) spinning, weaving, more

- c) weaving, spinning, more

- d) spinning, weaving, fewer

16. What impact did the industrial revolution have on living standards of ordinary people, according to Wikipedia?

+ a) the question is a subject of controversy

- b) little or no growth until much later (19th and 20th centuries)

- c) sustained growth, for the first time in history

- d) little or no growth in the first half, but enormous growth in the second half of the industrial revolution.

17. The industrial revolution began in

- a) United States

+ b) Great Britain

- c) simultaneously in Europe and the United States

- d) simultaneously in a variety of European nations

- e) Germany

18. According to Wikipedia, the first large machine tool was used to

+ a) bore cylinders for steam engines steam engines.

- b) drill coal mines

- c) shape plates for ship hulls

- d) plane rails for railroads

19. The Industrial Revolution began shortly before

- a) the American civil war (1861)

- b) World War I (1914)

+ c) the American revolution (1776)

20. Cartwright built two textile factories. One of them

+ a) two of these are true

- b) is still in use today

- c) burned down

- d) was sabotaged by workers

- e) was transported to Germany

21. The Miner's Friend

- a) transported miners

+ b) pumped water

- c) provided ventilation

- d) was electrical lighting

Industrial_revolution-v1s2

1. Henry Cort developed rolling, which is 15 times _____ than ______

___ a) cheaper, hammering

___ b) faster, puddling

___ c) faster, hammering

___ d) cheaper, puddling

2. Early uses for sulphuric acid included

___ a) making cement and bleaching cloth

___ b) removing rust and bleaching cloth

___ c) removing rust and making cement

___ d) producing dyes and bleaching cloth

___ e) producing dyes and making cement

3. The purpose of Eli Whitney's cotton gin was to

___ a) weave cotton

___ b) spin cotton

___ c) remove seeds

___ d) clean cotton

___ e) pick cotton

4. The industrial revolution began in

___ a) Great Britain

___ b) simultaneously in a variety of European nations

___ c) United States

___ d) Germany

___ e) simultaneously in Europe and the United States

5. Puddling involved

___ a) stirring with a long rod and was never successfully mechanised.

___ b) the use of coke instead of coal and led to much strong iron

___ c) the use of coke instead of coal greatly reduced the cost of producing pig iron

___ d) stirring with a long rod and became much cheaper when steam engines replaced manual stirring

6. A major change in the metal industries during the era of the Industrial Revolution was the replacement of wood and other bio-fuels with coal. Compared to wood, coal required

___ a) about the same labour to mine, but was more abundant than wood.

___ b) less labour to mine, but was less abundant (until the Rineland coal fields were discovered).

___ c) less labour to mine and was also more abundant.

7. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, women did the ______ and men did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the women required ______ person hours.

___ a) spinning, weaving, fewer

___ b) spinning, weaving, more

___ c) weaving, spinning, more

___ d) weaving, spinning, fewer

8. During the Industrial Revolution, the best Chemists were trained in

___ a) Sweden

___ b) Germany

___ c) Italy

___ d) Great Britain

___ e) United States

9. The Calico Acts were initially designed to protect

___ a) small manufacturers

___ b) domestic cotton production

___ c) large manufacturers

___ d) the woollen industry

10. What impact did the industrial revolution have on living standards of ordinary people, according to Wikipedia?

___ a) little or no growth in the first half, but enormous growth in the second half of the industrial revolution.

___ b) sustained growth, for the first time in history

___ c) little or no growth until much later (19th and 20th centuries)

___ d) the question is a subject of controversy

11. For most of the period of the Industrial Revolution, the majority of industrial power was supplied by

___ a) water and steam.

___ b) water and wind.

___ c) steam and wind.

12. Cartwright built two textile factories. One of them

___ a) was transported to Germany

___ b) two of these are true

___ c) burned down

___ d) was sabotaged by workers

___ e) is still in use today

13. The dominant industry of the Industrial Revolution in terms of employment, output and invested capital was

___ a) textiles

___ b) railroads

___ c) farm equipment

___ d) ship building

___ e) military spending

14. The Miner's Friend

___ a) provided ventilation

___ b) was electrical lighting

___ c) transported miners

___ d) pumped water

15. The Industrial Revolution began shortly before

___ a) the American civil war (1861)

___ b) the American revolution (1776)

___ c) World War I (1914)

16. Manchester acquired the nickname __________ during the early 19th century owing to its sprawl of ______

___ a) Cokopolis, coke processing plants

___ b) Cottonopolis, textile factories

___ c) Weavopolis, Weaving factories

___ d) Coalopolis, coal mines

17. According to Wikipedia, the first large machine tool was used to

___ a) shape plates for ship hulls

___ b) plane rails for railroads

___ c) drill coal mines

___ d) bore cylinders for steam engines steam engines.

18. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, men did the ______ and women did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the men required ______ person hours.

___ a) spinning, weaving, fewer

___ b) spinning, weaving, more

___ c) weaving, spinning, fewer

___ d) weaving, spinning, more

19. Which is NOT one of the three areas of development that helped initiate the industrial revolution?

___ a) iron making

___ b) assembly lines

___ c) steam power

___ d) textiles

20. During the Industrial Revolution, the cost of producing sulfuric acid greatly improved by

___ a) replacing iron containers with glass containers

___ b) replacing glass containers with lead containers

___ c) replacing lead containers with glass containers

___ d) replacing glass containers with iron containers

21. The Industrial Revolution lasted just under _____ years

___ a) 100

___ b) 300

___ c) 500

___ d) 400

___ e) 200

Key to Industrial_revolution-v1s2

1. Henry Cort developed rolling, which is 15 times _____ than ______

- a) cheaper, hammering

- b) faster, puddling

+ c) faster, hammering

- d) cheaper, puddling

2. Early uses for sulphuric acid included

- a) making cement and bleaching cloth

+ b) removing rust and bleaching cloth

- c) removing rust and making cement

- d) producing dyes and bleaching cloth

- e) producing dyes and making cement

3. The purpose of Eli Whitney's cotton gin was to

- a) weave cotton

- b) spin cotton

+ c) remove seeds

- d) clean cotton

- e) pick cotton

4. The industrial revolution began in

+ a) Great Britain

- b) simultaneously in a variety of European nations

- c) United States

- d) Germany

- e) simultaneously in Europe and the United States

5. Puddling involved

+ a) stirring with a long rod and was never successfully mechanised.

- b) the use of coke instead of coal and led to much strong iron

- c) the use of coke instead of coal greatly reduced the cost of producing pig iron

- d) stirring with a long rod and became much cheaper when steam engines replaced manual stirring

6. A major change in the metal industries during the era of the Industrial Revolution was the replacement of wood and other bio-fuels with coal. Compared to wood, coal required

- a) about the same labour to mine, but was more abundant than wood.

- b) less labour to mine, but was less abundant (until the Rineland coal fields were discovered).

+ c) less labour to mine and was also more abundant.

7. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, women did the ______ and men did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the women required ______ person hours.

- a) spinning, weaving, fewer

+ b) spinning, weaving, more

- c) weaving, spinning, more

- d) weaving, spinning, fewer

8. During the Industrial Revolution, the best Chemists were trained in

- a) Sweden

+ b) Germany

- c) Italy

- d) Great Britain

- e) United States

9. The Calico Acts were initially designed to protect

- a) small manufacturers

- b) domestic cotton production

- c) large manufacturers

+ d) the woollen industry

10. What impact did the industrial revolution have on living standards of ordinary people, according to Wikipedia?

- a) little or no growth in the first half, but enormous growth in the second half of the industrial revolution.

- b) sustained growth, for the first time in history

- c) little or no growth until much later (19th and 20th centuries)

+ d) the question is a subject of controversy

11. For most of the period of the Industrial Revolution, the majority of industrial power was supplied by

- a) water and steam.

+ b) water and wind.

- c) steam and wind.

12. Cartwright built two textile factories. One of them

- a) was transported to Germany

+ b) two of these are true

- c) burned down

- d) was sabotaged by workers

- e) is still in use today

13. The dominant industry of the Industrial Revolution in terms of employment, output and invested capital was

+ a) textiles

- b) railroads

- c) farm equipment

- d) ship building

- e) military spending

14. The Miner's Friend

- a) provided ventilation

- b) was electrical lighting

- c) transported miners

+ d) pumped water

15. The Industrial Revolution began shortly before

- a) the American civil war (1861)

+ b) the American revolution (1776)

- c) World War I (1914)

16. Manchester acquired the nickname __________ during the early 19th century owing to its sprawl of ______

- a) Cokopolis, coke processing plants

+ b) Cottonopolis, textile factories

- c) Weavopolis, Weaving factories

- d) Coalopolis, coal mines

17. According to Wikipedia, the first large machine tool was used to

- a) shape plates for ship hulls

- b) plane rails for railroads

- c) drill coal mines

+ d) bore cylinders for steam engines steam engines.

18. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, men did the ______ and women did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the men required ______ person hours.

- a) spinning, weaving, fewer

- b) spinning, weaving, more

+ c) weaving, spinning, fewer

- d) weaving, spinning, more

19. Which is NOT one of the three areas of development that helped initiate the industrial revolution?

- a) iron making

+ b) assembly lines

- c) steam power

- d) textiles

20. During the Industrial Revolution, the cost of producing sulfuric acid greatly improved by

- a) replacing iron containers with glass containers

+ b) replacing glass containers with lead containers

- c) replacing lead containers with glass containers

- d) replacing glass containers with iron containers

21. The Industrial Revolution lasted just under _____ years

+ a) 100

- b) 300

- c) 500

- d) 400

- e) 200

Industrial_revolution-v2s2

1. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, women did the ______ and men did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the women required ______ person hours.

___ a) spinning, weaving, more

___ b) weaving, spinning, more

___ c) spinning, weaving, fewer

___ d) weaving, spinning, fewer

2. According to Wikipedia, the first large machine tool was used to

___ a) shape plates for ship hulls

___ b) drill coal mines

___ c) bore cylinders for steam engines steam engines.

___ d) plane rails for railroads

3. A major change in the metal industries during the era of the Industrial Revolution was the replacement of wood and other bio-fuels with coal. Compared to wood, coal required

___ a) about the same labour to mine, but was more abundant than wood.

___ b) less labour to mine and was also more abundant.

___ c) less labour to mine, but was less abundant (until the Rineland coal fields were discovered).

4. The purpose of Eli Whitney's cotton gin was to

___ a) pick cotton

___ b) weave cotton

___ c) spin cotton

___ d) clean cotton

___ e) remove seeds

5. Which is NOT one of the three areas of development that helped initiate the industrial revolution?

___ a) assembly lines

___ b) steam power

___ c) textiles

___ d) iron making

6. Manchester acquired the nickname __________ during the early 19th century owing to its sprawl of ______

___ a) Coalopolis, coal mines

___ b) Weavopolis, Weaving factories

___ c) Cottonopolis, textile factories

___ d) Cokopolis, coke processing plants

7. The Industrial Revolution lasted just under _____ years

___ a) 400

___ b) 300

___ c) 100

___ d) 500

___ e) 200

8. Cartwright built two textile factories. One of them

___ a) two of these are true

___ b) was transported to Germany

___ c) burned down

___ d) is still in use today

___ e) was sabotaged by workers

9. Early uses for sulphuric acid included

___ a) producing dyes and bleaching cloth

___ b) producing dyes and making cement

___ c) making cement and bleaching cloth

___ d) removing rust and making cement

___ e) removing rust and bleaching cloth

10. The industrial revolution began in

___ a) simultaneously in Europe and the United States

___ b) United States

___ c) Great Britain

___ d) Germany

___ e) simultaneously in a variety of European nations

11. During the Industrial Revolution, the cost of producing sulfuric acid greatly improved by

___ a) replacing glass containers with lead containers

___ b) replacing lead containers with glass containers

___ c) replacing glass containers with iron containers

___ d) replacing iron containers with glass containers

12. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, men did the ______ and women did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the men required ______ person hours.

___ a) spinning, weaving, fewer

___ b) weaving, spinning, fewer

___ c) weaving, spinning, more

___ d) spinning, weaving, more

13. For most of the period of the Industrial Revolution, the majority of industrial power was supplied by

___ a) water and wind.

___ b) steam and wind.

___ c) water and steam.

14. What impact did the industrial revolution have on living standards of ordinary people, according to Wikipedia?

___ a) sustained growth, for the first time in history

___ b) little or no growth until much later (19th and 20th centuries)

___ c) the question is a subject of controversy

___ d) little or no growth in the first half, but enormous growth in the second half of the industrial revolution.

15. The Industrial Revolution began shortly before

___ a) World War I (1914)

___ b) the American civil war (1861)

___ c) the American revolution (1776)

16. During the Industrial Revolution, the best Chemists were trained in

___ a) Italy

___ b) Sweden

___ c) United States

___ d) Great Britain

___ e) Germany

17. The Miner's Friend

___ a) transported miners

___ b) provided ventilation

___ c) pumped water

___ d) was electrical lighting

18. The dominant industry of the Industrial Revolution in terms of employment, output and invested capital was

___ a) farm equipment

___ b) military spending

___ c) railroads

___ d) ship building

___ e) textiles

19. Henry Cort developed rolling, which is 15 times _____ than ______

___ a) faster, puddling

___ b) faster, hammering

___ c) cheaper, puddling

___ d) cheaper, hammering

20. The Calico Acts were initially designed to protect

___ a) domestic cotton production

___ b) small manufacturers

___ c) the woollen industry

___ d) large manufacturers

21. Puddling involved

___ a) the use of coke instead of coal greatly reduced the cost of producing pig iron

___ b) stirring with a long rod and became much cheaper when steam engines replaced manual stirring

___ c) stirring with a long rod and was never successfully mechanised.

___ d) the use of coke instead of coal and led to much strong iron

Key to Industrial_revolution-v2s2

1. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, women did the ______ and men did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the women required ______ person hours.

+ a) spinning, weaving, more

- b) weaving, spinning, more

- c) spinning, weaving, fewer

- d) weaving, spinning, fewer

2. According to Wikipedia, the first large machine tool was used to

- a) shape plates for ship hulls

- b) drill coal mines

+ c) bore cylinders for steam engines steam engines.

- d) plane rails for railroads

3. A major change in the metal industries during the era of the Industrial Revolution was the replacement of wood and other bio-fuels with coal. Compared to wood, coal required

- a) about the same labour to mine, but was more abundant than wood.

+ b) less labour to mine and was also more abundant.

- c) less labour to mine, but was less abundant (until the Rineland coal fields were discovered).

4. The purpose of Eli Whitney's cotton gin was to

- a) pick cotton

- b) weave cotton

- c) spin cotton

- d) clean cotton

+ e) remove seeds

5. Which is NOT one of the three areas of development that helped initiate the industrial revolution?

+ a) assembly lines

- b) steam power

- c) textiles

- d) iron making

6. Manchester acquired the nickname __________ during the early 19th century owing to its sprawl of ______

- a) Coalopolis, coal mines

- b) Weavopolis, Weaving factories

+ c) Cottonopolis, textile factories

- d) Cokopolis, coke processing plants

7. The Industrial Revolution lasted just under _____ years

- a) 400

- b) 300

+ c) 100

- d) 500

- e) 200

8. Cartwright built two textile factories. One of them

+ a) two of these are true

- b) was transported to Germany

- c) burned down

- d) is still in use today

- e) was sabotaged by workers

9. Early uses for sulphuric acid included

- a) producing dyes and bleaching cloth

- b) producing dyes and making cement

- c) making cement and bleaching cloth

- d) removing rust and making cement

+ e) removing rust and bleaching cloth

10. The industrial revolution began in

- a) simultaneously in Europe and the United States

- b) United States

+ c) Great Britain

- d) Germany

- e) simultaneously in a variety of European nations

11. During the Industrial Revolution, the cost of producing sulfuric acid greatly improved by

+ a) replacing glass containers with lead containers

- b) replacing lead containers with glass containers

- c) replacing glass containers with iron containers

- d) replacing iron containers with glass containers

12. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, men did the ______ and women did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the men required ______ person hours.

- a) spinning, weaving, fewer

+ b) weaving, spinning, fewer

- c) weaving, spinning, more

- d) spinning, weaving, more

13. For most of the period of the Industrial Revolution, the majority of industrial power was supplied by

+ a) water and wind.

- b) steam and wind.

- c) water and steam.

14. What impact did the industrial revolution have on living standards of ordinary people, according to Wikipedia?

- a) sustained growth, for the first time in history

- b) little or no growth until much later (19th and 20th centuries)

+ c) the question is a subject of controversy

- d) little or no growth in the first half, but enormous growth in the second half of the industrial revolution.

15. The Industrial Revolution began shortly before

- a) World War I (1914)

- b) the American civil war (1861)

+ c) the American revolution (1776)

16. During the Industrial Revolution, the best Chemists were trained in

- a) Italy

- b) Sweden

- c) United States

- d) Great Britain

+ e) Germany

17. The Miner's Friend

- a) transported miners

- b) provided ventilation

+ c) pumped water

- d) was electrical lighting

18. The dominant industry of the Industrial Revolution in terms of employment, output and invested capital was

- a) farm equipment

- b) military spending

- c) railroads

- d) ship building

+ e) textiles

19. Henry Cort developed rolling, which is 15 times _____ than ______

- a) faster, puddling

+ b) faster, hammering

- c) cheaper, puddling

- d) cheaper, hammering

20. The Calico Acts were initially designed to protect

- a) domestic cotton production

- b) small manufacturers

+ c) the woollen industry

- d) large manufacturers

21. Puddling involved

- a) the use of coke instead of coal greatly reduced the cost of producing pig iron

- b) stirring with a long rod and became much cheaper when steam engines replaced manual stirring

+ c) stirring with a long rod and was never successfully mechanised.

- d) the use of coke instead of coal and led to much strong iron

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