2026//2027: Comprehensive study material for exam preparation'
Test Bank
to accompany
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,2026//2027: Comprehensive study material for exam preparation'
Test Bank to accompany Work, Industry, and Canadian Society, Seventh Edition
By Harvey J. Krahn, Karen D. Hughes, and Graham S. Lowe
Test Bank prepared by Harvey J. Krahn, William Silver, and Karen D. Hughes.
Copy editor: Strong Finish
Available at www.nelson.com/workindustry7e
COPYRIGHT ©2015 by Nelson Education Ltd. Nelson is a registered trademark used herein under licence. All
rights reserved.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Historical Perspectives on Work (1700–1950s) ...................................................................... 1-1
Chapter 2: Contemporary Debates on Work (1950s to Present Day)........................................................ 2-1
Chapter 3: Canadian Employment Trends ............................................................................................ 3-1
Chapter 4: Good Jobs, Bad Jobs, No Jobs............................................................................................... 4-1
Chapter 5: Labour Markets: Opportunities and Inequality ...................................................................... 5-1
Chapter 6: Gender and Paid Employment ............................................................................................ 6-1
Chapter 7: Household, Family, and Caring Work.................................................................................... 7-1
Chapter 8: Organizing and Managing Work .......................................................................................... 8-1
Chapter 9: In Search of New Managerial Paradigms............................................................................... 9-1
Chapter 10: Conflict and Control in the Workplace .............................................................................. 10-1
Chapter 11: Unions and Industrial Relations........................................................................................ 11-1
Chapter 12: Alternative Approaches to Economic Organization............................................................. 12-1
Chapter 13: Work Values and Work Orientations ................................................................................ 13-1
Chapter 14: Job Satisfaction, Alienation, and Work-Related Stress ......................................................... 14-1
Chapter 1: Historical Perspectives on Work (1700–1950s)
Multiple-Choice Questions
Identify the choice that best answers the question.
1. Which of the following are demonstrated by historical studies?
a. Industrial capitalism had given way to mercantile capitalism by the mid-1800s.
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b. Industrialization took place in Canada later than in Europe and the United States.
c. Mercantile capitalism began in Asia, while industrial capitalism began in Europe.
d. North American workers did not experience poverty and exploitation during early
industrialization similar to what was experienced by the English working class.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: pp. 4–5, 7–8 BLM: Higher Order
2. Compared to the era of industrial capitalism in western Europe, which of the following
characterized feudal society?
a. More rapid social change.
b. Less emphasis on religion.
c. Less wage labour.
d. Larger communities.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 4 BLM: Remember
3. During the first half of the 1800s, Russia’s economy was dominated by agriculture, with
powerful landowners profiting from the work done by landless peasants. During the
second half of the 1800s, many large factories and railway systems were built by rich
individuals and families and large companies. In 1917, the Russian Revolution led to the
state (government) taking over ownership of farms, factories, railways, and the rest of the
economy. This system stayed in place until 1989. Which of the following best describes
Russia in the early 1800s?
a. Mercantile capitalism.
b. Feudalism.
c. Industrial capitalism.
d. Socialism.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 4 BLM: Remember
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Test Bank
to accompany
1
,2026//2027: Comprehensive study material for exam preparation'
Test Bank to accompany Work, Industry, and Canadian Society, Seventh Edition
By Harvey J. Krahn, Karen D. Hughes, and Graham S. Lowe
Test Bank prepared by Harvey J. Krahn, William Silver, and Karen D. Hughes.
Copy editor: Strong Finish
Available at www.nelson.com/workindustry7e
COPYRIGHT ©2015 by Nelson Education Ltd. Nelson is a registered trademark used herein under licence. All
rights reserved.
For more information contact Nelson, 1120 Birchmount Road, Toronto, Ontario M1K 5G4. Or you can visit our
Internet site at www.nelson.com.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright hereon may be reproduced or used in any
form or by any means—graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, web
distribution or information storage and retrieval systems—without the written permission of the publisher
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,2026//2027: Comprehensive study material for exam preparation'
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Historical Perspectives on Work (1700–1950s) ...................................................................... 1-1
Chapter 2: Contemporary Debates on Work (1950s to Present Day)........................................................ 2-1
Chapter 3: Canadian Employment Trends ............................................................................................ 3-1
Chapter 4: Good Jobs, Bad Jobs, No Jobs............................................................................................... 4-1
Chapter 5: Labour Markets: Opportunities and Inequality ...................................................................... 5-1
Chapter 6: Gender and Paid Employment ............................................................................................ 6-1
Chapter 7: Household, Family, and Caring Work.................................................................................... 7-1
Chapter 8: Organizing and Managing Work .......................................................................................... 8-1
Chapter 9: In Search of New Managerial Paradigms............................................................................... 9-1
Chapter 10: Conflict and Control in the Workplace .............................................................................. 10-1
Chapter 11: Unions and Industrial Relations........................................................................................ 11-1
Chapter 12: Alternative Approaches to Economic Organization............................................................. 12-1
Chapter 13: Work Values and Work Orientations ................................................................................ 13-1
Chapter 14: Job Satisfaction, Alienation, and Work-Related Stress ......................................................... 14-1
Chapter 1: Historical Perspectives on Work (1700–1950s)
Multiple-Choice Questions
Identify the choice that best answers the question.
1. Which of the following are demonstrated by historical studies?
a. Industrial capitalism had given way to mercantile capitalism by the mid-1800s.
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, 2026//2027: Comprehensive study material for exam preparation'
b. Industrialization took place in Canada later than in Europe and the United States.
c. Mercantile capitalism began in Asia, while industrial capitalism began in Europe.
d. North American workers did not experience poverty and exploitation during early
industrialization similar to what was experienced by the English working class.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: pp. 4–5, 7–8 BLM: Higher Order
2. Compared to the era of industrial capitalism in western Europe, which of the following
characterized feudal society?
a. More rapid social change.
b. Less emphasis on religion.
c. Less wage labour.
d. Larger communities.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 4 BLM: Remember
3. During the first half of the 1800s, Russia’s economy was dominated by agriculture, with
powerful landowners profiting from the work done by landless peasants. During the
second half of the 1800s, many large factories and railway systems were built by rich
individuals and families and large companies. In 1917, the Russian Revolution led to the
state (government) taking over ownership of farms, factories, railways, and the rest of the
economy. This system stayed in place until 1989. Which of the following best describes
Russia in the early 1800s?
a. Mercantile capitalism.
b. Feudalism.
c. Industrial capitalism.
d. Socialism.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 4 BLM: Remember
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