INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS #27
(Andrew Ure, Scottish doctor, The Philosophy of Manufactures, published in London,
1835)
The passage is best seen as evidence for which of the following?
A. The implementation of the factory system led to increased demand for skilled
laborers
B. The limited supply of fossil fuels led to innovations in transportation
C. The rise of industrial technology improved living conditions for all members of society
D. The development of machines led to increased agricultural yields and population
growth - correct answer d. The development of machines led to increased agricultural
yields and population growth
Which of the following groups in industrial societies of the nineteenth century would be
most likely to disagree with the author's view of machines?
A. Industrial capitalists
B. Government officials
C. Landholding elites
D. Industrial workers - correct answer d. Industrial workers
Which of the following factors contributed to the rise of industrial production described in
the passage?
A. The accumulation of capital for investment and legal protection of private property
B. The conquest of overseas colonies in Africa and access to slaves
C. The reduction of Europe's population and the need for labor-saving devices
D. The decline in agricultural productivity and a lack of skilled workers - correct answer
a. The accumulation of capital for investment and legal protection of private property
(Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx, German political theorists, The Communist Manifesto,
1848)
The views expressed in the passage best illustrate which of the following processes?
A. The development of alternative visions of society in response to the spread of global
capitalism
B. The spread of ideologies similar to those of John Stuart Mill and Adam Smith
C. The rise of the middle class as a result of industrial technology
D. The organization workers into labor unions to improve working conditions - correct
answer a. The development of alternative visions of society in response to the spread of
global capitalism
AND ANSWERS #27
(Andrew Ure, Scottish doctor, The Philosophy of Manufactures, published in London,
1835)
The passage is best seen as evidence for which of the following?
A. The implementation of the factory system led to increased demand for skilled
laborers
B. The limited supply of fossil fuels led to innovations in transportation
C. The rise of industrial technology improved living conditions for all members of society
D. The development of machines led to increased agricultural yields and population
growth - correct answer d. The development of machines led to increased agricultural
yields and population growth
Which of the following groups in industrial societies of the nineteenth century would be
most likely to disagree with the author's view of machines?
A. Industrial capitalists
B. Government officials
C. Landholding elites
D. Industrial workers - correct answer d. Industrial workers
Which of the following factors contributed to the rise of industrial production described in
the passage?
A. The accumulation of capital for investment and legal protection of private property
B. The conquest of overseas colonies in Africa and access to slaves
C. The reduction of Europe's population and the need for labor-saving devices
D. The decline in agricultural productivity and a lack of skilled workers - correct answer
a. The accumulation of capital for investment and legal protection of private property
(Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx, German political theorists, The Communist Manifesto,
1848)
The views expressed in the passage best illustrate which of the following processes?
A. The development of alternative visions of society in response to the spread of global
capitalism
B. The spread of ideologies similar to those of John Stuart Mill and Adam Smith
C. The rise of the middle class as a result of industrial technology
D. The organization workers into labor unions to improve working conditions - correct
answer a. The development of alternative visions of society in response to the spread of
global capitalism
