Industrial Revolutions — Test Answers

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The best conclusion that can be drawn from this graph is that the percentage of the world’s population living in urban areas

A
in approximately 2002 equaled the percentage of those living in rural areas.
B
in the distant future, around 2050, will always be higher than the percentage living in rural areas.
C
in 2030 will probably be ten percent higher than the percentage living in rural areas.
D
in 2030 is a prediction based on the present trend of urban growth continuing.
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Which best describes how Arkwright and other entrepreneurs influenced the Industrial Revolution?

A
They created new inventions that were put to use in factories.
B
They offered many skilled jobs to people of all classes.
C
They provided high-paying jobs to working class people.
D
They invested in skilled workers who made up cottage industries.
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Both Adam Smith and Butters would agree that capitalism

A
helps entrepreneurs avoid risk and danger.
B
provides individuals with freedom of choice.
C
allows the government to help individuals.
D
protects workers from unfair practices.
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Which statement describes slavery in ancient Rome and Greece?

A
People were enslaved for life.
B
People from foreign countries were often enslaved.
C
A person's race determined if they were enslaved.
D
Slavery was the same as indentured servitude.
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What started the modern Agricultural Revolution?

A
more fertile soil
B
improved farming methods
C
new types of crops
D
greater demand for food
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Which is the best example of a cottage industry business?

A
A family sells the rights to the coal in their backyard.
B
A car company uses an assembly line to make vehicles.
C
A seamstress weaves clothes to sell out of her home.
D
A shoemaker starts at home but expands into a factory.
8

Which asset made Belgium a good place to establish the first industrialized textile manufacturer in continental Europe?

A
natural resources
B
railroad infrastructure
C
skilled workers
D
active entrepreneurship
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The first step in creating an argumentative essay is

A
forming a claim.
B
choosing evidence.
C
finding evidence.
D
developing an opinion.
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What did Marie Curie achieve during her career? Choose three correct answers.

A
She won the Nobel Prize.
B
She developed X-ray machines.
C
She created vaccines for diseases.
D
She discovered how to preserve foods safely.
E
She discovered radioactive elements.
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Before the Agricultural Revolution, many people lived in rural areas because

A
they could grow food on small areas of land.
B
wealthy landowners gave them jobs on farms.
C
they could grow crops quickly and efficiently.
D
nearby farms produced plenty of food.
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In the 1770s, fewer farmers were needed in Britain because of machines and new techniques, so out-of-work farmers

A
started their own machine repair businesses in rural areas.
B
moved to the cities where there were more job opportunities.
C
expected their children to support them once they got city jobs.
D
immigrated to America in order to find more job opportunities.
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Which of these were problems in the Industrial Age? Choose four correct answers.

A
the influence of unions
B
crowded cities
C
poor working conditions
D
high poverty rates
E
growing inequality
F
overly generous welfare benefits
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The ultimate goal of mercantilism was to gain greater

A
goods through trading.
B
influence on nearby nations.
C
power through wealth.
D
independence for individuals.
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Which inventor developed a new motor that generated alternating current (AC) electricity?

A
George Washington Carver
B
Gregor Mendel
C
Nikola Tesla
D
Marie Curie
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An important part of a cost-benefit analysis is identifying

A
social customs.
B
social reforms.
C
economic forecasts.
D
economic consequences.
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As a result of the problems of the Industrial Age, some influential reformers called for

A
a dictatorship in the United States.
B
a new economic system.
C
an end to all factories.
D
a single world government.

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