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Industrial_revolution-v1s1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

[edit | edit source]

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

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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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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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