The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth Century Society Set 1
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This set of Modern World History Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth Century Society Set 1
Q1 | In general, the population of Europe in the nineteenth century:
- declined.
- stay roughly at the same.
- showed a dramatic increase.
- slowly increased.
Q2 | Middle-class respectability required all but which of the following?
- financial independence.
- living modestly and soberly.
- merit and character.
- conspicuous consumption.
Q3 | The “ new cathedrals ” of the industrial age were:
- museums, opera houses and city halls.
- textile factories.
- railway stations.
- suburban middle class homes.
Q4 | The Industrial Revolution occurred first in Great Britain because:
- the Continental System guaranteed that Britain would be able to import much needed coal.
- the government was able to borrow necessary capital from German banking houses.
- agriculture was more thoroughly commercialized in Britain than elsewhere.
- of its vast network of internal tolls and tariffs.
Q5 | Queen Victoria was a successful queen because:
- she and her husband embodied traits important to the middle classes.
- her name has come to represent the culture of the nineteenth century.
- she managed to extol the virtues of the aristocracy at the moment they went into decline.
- her court was all in respects similar to her uncle, George IV.
Q6 | Before 1815, industrialization in the continent was held back by the:
- French Revolution
- Continental System.
- Napoleonic Wars.
- All of the above.
Q7 | Which of the following did not occur did not occur with the Industrial Revolution inAmerica?
- Man replaced handheld tools.
- Unskilled workers replaced skilled workers
- Other sources of energy like steam replaed human energy
- All of the above occured.
Q8 | What were Alexander Graham Bell’s first words on the telephone?
- Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.
- What hath God wrought?
- Mary had a little lamb.
- This is just the beginning.
Q9 | What was the first name of Robert Fultons first steam boat?
- New Orleans ( )
- Clermont ( )
- Hudson ( )
- Livingstone ( )
Q10 | How many years passed between the invention of the first reliable steam engine and the inductionelectric motor?
- 50 ( )
- 81 ( )
- 113 ( )
- 152 ( )
Q11 | One of Eli Whitney’s major Contributions to American manufacturing was his idea for
- Steam engine ( )
- textile machinery ( )
- the factory sysytem ( )
- interchangable parts ( )
Q12 | Who sneaked the plans for a spinning machine out of England and built a factory in Rhode Island?
- Eli Whitney ( )
- Robert Fulton ( )
- Samuel Slater ( )
- Samuel Morse ( )
Q13 | The invention and the use of machines was actually stimulated by a shortage of
- Labour ( )
- capital ( )
- raw materials ( )
- trading ships ( )
Q14 | The Erie Canal connected
- Buffalo and Rochester ( )
- Albany and Buffalo ( )
- Rochester and Albany ( )
- Buffalo and Pittsburg ( )
Q15 | The development of steamboats, which made it economically feasible to bring products from theinterior to market,
- led to a sharp decline in canal building ( )
- hindered the development of railroads in the South and West ( )
- Brought the West into the national economy ( )
- led to a decline in the port cities of the Northeast ( )
Q16 | Which invention is incorectly paired?
- Eli Whitney - Cotton Gin ( )
- Robert Fulton - Steamboat ( )
- Samuel Morse - Telephone ( )
- Samuel Colt - Revolver ( )
Q17 | What was the immediate impact of the Cotton Gin in America?
- It made cotton more profitable ( )
- It drove planters out of business ( )
- It made the land more fertile ( )
- It made slavery unprofitable ( )
Q18 | Jane Austin was among those novelists who reflected the middle-class belief in
- the importance of the home as the setting for a rewarding family life.
- entrepreneurship.
- the problem of bureaucracy within the established church.
- a women's obligation to work outside the home.
Q19 | Visiting a doctor in the 1850s was a risky affair; often, their remedies for diseases caused more harm than good for the patients. Out of all the following commonly-prescribed early nineteenth-century treatments, which is the only one that was NOT generally harmful to the patient?
- taking the waters
- the drug Laudanum
- bloodletting
- laxative purges
Q20 | During the industrial revolution, a new type of family arose among the middle class in Europe.Which of the following is a characteristic of the new middle-class family?
- a great number of children
- a stress on social status rather than love in marriage
- a belief that the home should be a haven
- a distaste for material possessions
Q21 | Some of the continental European governments tried to catch up to British industrialization by means of all of the following methods EXCEPT
- enacting protective tariffs.
- subsidizing new industries.
- buying out entire British industries.
- eliminating internal tariffs, as the German states did in the Zollverein.
Q22 | Between 1780 and 1850, the European population
- ballooned from 175 million to 266 million.
- declined from 266 million to 175 million.
- experienced rising mortality rates.
- became more homogenized in terms of economic class.
Q23 | The major type of workers' organization that helped factory laborers to develop a sense of classconsciousness during the industrial revolution was the
- mutual aid society.
- fraternal society.
- guild.
- union.
Q24 | In the novel Hard Times, which of the following authors described the way industrialization wasaffecting the fictional settlement Coketown?
- Frederich Engels
- Emily Brontë
- Charles Dickens
- Mark Twain