Quiz Answers For Test 2
Children commonly worked from a very young age; most in Britain worked in:
Answer
a. shipyards. b. textile plants.
c. mines. d. domestic service.
e.
rail yards. Question
One explanation for Britain’s lead in the Industrial Revolution was that:
Answer
a. the majority of its entrepreneurs were from the aristocracy.
b.
the government subsidized all rural industry.
c. the pursuit of wealth was perceived as a worthy goal in life.
d.
Oxford and Cambridge produced a surplus of engineers.
e.
Britain had been untouched by the Napoleonic Wars.
Question
One of the many environmental changes caused by the Industrial Revolution was:
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 Question
Middle-class “respectability” required:
Answer
a. hard work, character, and financial independence.
b.
an education at Oxford or Cambridge.
c.
a household containing at least five servants.
d.
owning one’s own business.
e.
all of these Question
The British government, concerned with working conditions in the early 1800s, held a series of hearings and upon learning of conditions that existed in British factories:
Answer
a. immediately passed a set of labor laws that greatly improved the working conditions and wages of workers in 1830.
b.
expressed sympathy but declared that because of British regulations protecting free market capitalism, nothing could be done.
c.
suggested that workers organize themselves and appeal to the Church of England for relief.
d. realized the controversial nature of any move to regulate labor, but nevertheless passed several pieces of legislation to prohibit hiring children under the age of nine and to limit the hours worked by those under the age of eighteen.
e.
passed the Reform Bill of 1832, which extended the franchise to all males and most women; the new Parliament
Answer
a. shipyards. b. textile plants.
c. mines. d. domestic service.
e.
rail yards. Question
One explanation for Britain’s lead in the Industrial Revolution was that:
Answer
a. the majority of its entrepreneurs were from the aristocracy.
b.
the government subsidized all rural industry.
c. the pursuit of wealth was perceived as a worthy goal in life.
d.
Oxford and Cambridge produced a surplus of engineers.
e.
Britain had been untouched by the Napoleonic Wars.
Question
One of the many environmental changes caused by the Industrial Revolution was:
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 Question
Middle-class “respectability” required:
Answer
a. hard work, character, and financial independence.
b.
an education at Oxford or Cambridge.
c.
a household containing at least five servants.
d.
owning one’s own business.
e.
all of these Question
The British government, concerned with working conditions in the early 1800s, held a series of hearings and upon learning of conditions that existed in British factories:
Answer
a. immediately passed a set of labor laws that greatly improved the working conditions and wages of workers in 1830.
b.
expressed sympathy but declared that because of British regulations protecting free market capitalism, nothing could be done.
c.
suggested that workers organize themselves and appeal to the Church of England for relief.
d. realized the controversial nature of any move to regulate labor, but nevertheless passed several pieces of legislation to prohibit hiring children under the age of nine and to limit the hours worked by those under the age of eighteen.
e.
passed the Reform Bill of 1832, which extended the franchise to all males and most women; the new Parliament