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Industrial_revolution-v1s1
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[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
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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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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