Question 1

While the spinning mule could make two to three hundred times as much thread as a hand spinner could,the quality of the new thread was weaker and thicker.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The rapid expansion of the textile industry in Great Britain in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries had at least one unintended consequence: a revolution in:

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A)   marketing.
B)   clothing.
C)   shopping.
D)   shipping.
E)   all of these

Question 3

The domination of the world by European industry was,in general,a result of:

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A)   the use of military force and financial agreements.
B)   the Protestant work ethic and the spirit of capitalism.
C)   patented improvements in the iron industry.
D)   the abolition of the European peasantry through enclosure.
E)   the patents held by Europeans for the machinery needed to industrialize.

Question 4

By the late nineteenth century,the core industrial countries of Europe included:

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A)   Great Britain, France, and Greece.
B)   France, Russia, and Italy.
C)   Bulgaria, Russia, and Greece.
D)   Great Britain, Germany, and Russia.
E)   Germany, Italy, and Switzerland.

Question 5

The Crédit Mobilier,founded in 1852,was:

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A)   a society created to monitor the price of European coal.
B)   responsible for importing British textile technology to Europe.
C)   the first credit union to be founded in the world.
D)   the name given to a trade union of ironworkers.
E)   one of the first joint-stock investment banks.

Question 6

Middle-class leisure included concerts,parks,bathing spots,museums,and even department stores.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The rapid growth of European cities such as Manchester,Birmingham,and Essen was due to:

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A)   their situation above large coal fields, which required large numbers of miners to extract.
B)   the growth of the textile industry, located as they were in the cotton-growing area of southern Europe.
C)   the expansion of the porcelain industry in the Netherlands and Belgium.
D)   the expansion of local cultural centers that drew performers and audiences from across Europe.
E)   the expansion of manufacturing and mining in the areas surrounding these places.

Question 8

How did changing textile industry technologies impact society?

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Question 9

One consequence of the industrialization of Europe was its detrimental effect on the environment.This was first noted in its effect on air quality,as typified by Coketown,the fictional city in the novel Hard Times by:

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A)   Charles Dickens.
B)   George Eliot.
C)   Honoré de Balzac.
D)   Victor Hugo.
E)   George Sand.

Question 10

Illegitimacy in preindustrial Europe was in the very low single digits but rose significantly-to 25 and 33 percent in some countries-following industrialization.A primary cause of this was:

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A)   simply the increase in population: more people, more illegitimacy.
B)   a complete collapse of the moral code of Europeans.
C)   the degeneration of social controls present in villages but missing in urban centers.
D)   a shift in moral thinking which determined that more workers were needed regardless of parentage.
E)   a falling away from religion such that very few people were marrying any more.

Question 11

The internal combustion engine was developed by:

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A)   Carl Benz and Gottleib Daimler.
B)   Henry Ford and Carl Benz.
C)   Edouard Michelin and James de Rothschild.
D)   Harvey Firestone and Edouard Michelin.
E)   Alfred Nobel and Andrew Ure.

Question 12

Which statement best describes the Industrial Revolution?

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A)   It was centrally planned in Europe and developed evenly across the continent.
B)   It took place with amazing speed throughout Europe within the course of a single generation.
C)   Steam engines were very quickly adopted in the chemical, textile, and iron industries.
D)   It was largely a planned event, building on centuries of technological accomplishments.
E)   It was unplanned and affected different industries in different countries at different rates of speed.

Question 13

The Industrial Revolution led to the development of a great many capital-intensive enterprises,new ways of organizing people's labor,and the rapid growth of cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The French novelist _________ scandalized society by dressing like a man,smoking cigars,and writing about independent women who thwarted convention and unhappy marriages.

Accepted Answer

A)   George Eliot
B)   Jane Austen
C)   George Hanover
D)   Charlotte Brontë
E)   George Sand

Question 15

One of the many environmental changes caused by the Industrial Revolution was:

Accepted Answer

A)   air pollution caused by industries.
B)   water pollution caused by population increases in urban centers.
C)   air pollution caused by home heating with wood.
D)   water pollution caused by mining detritus.
E)   all of these

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The domination of the world by European industry was,in general,a result of:

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While the spinning mule could make two to three hundred times as much thread as a hand spinner could,the quality of the new thread was weaker and thicker.

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One consequence of the industrialization of Europe was its detrimental effect on the environment.This was first noted in its effect on air quality,as typified by Coketown,the fictional city in the novel Hard Times by:

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By the late nineteenth century,the core industrial countries of Europe included:

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Illegitimacy in preindustrial Europe was in the very low single digits but rose significantly-to 25 and 33 percent in some countries-following industrialization.A primary cause of this was:

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The rapid expansion of the textile industry in Great Britain in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries had at least one unintended consequence: a revolution in:

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Which statement best describes the Industrial Revolution?

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The rapid growth of European cities such as Manchester,Birmingham,and Essen was due to:

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The internal combustion engine was developed by:

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The Crédit Mobilier,founded in 1852,was:

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The Industrial Revolution led to the development of a great many capital-intensive enterprises,new ways of organizing people's labor,and the rapid growth of cities.

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While the spinning mule could make two to three hundred times as much thread as a hand spinner could,the quality of the new thread was weaker and thicker.

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One consequence of the industrialization of Europe was its detrimental effect on the environment.This was first noted in its effect on air quality,as typified by Coketown,the fictional city in the novel Hard Times by:

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Illegitimacy in preindustrial Europe was in the very low single digits but rose significantly-to 25 and 33 percent in some countries-following industrialization.A primary cause of this was:

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The rapid expansion of the textile industry in Great Britain in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries had at least one unintended consequence: a revolution in:

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Which statement best describes the Industrial Revolution?

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