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Question #1
 “The Apostate” by Jack London is a story about:
A.   Alienation of workers and their families
B.   The exploitation of child labor
C.   Poor working and living conditions for workers during the industrial revolution
D.   All of the above
Question #2
The name of the main character in Jack London’s “The Apostate” was
A.   Billy
B.   Johnny
C.   Danny
D.   none of the above
Question #3
Frederick Engels, in his article “The Great Towns” shows that the living conditions for workers during the industrial revolution were not that bad.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #4
Frederick Engels, in his article “The Great Towns” observed living conditions in which of the following cities?
A.   Paris
B.   Manchester
C.   New York
D.   Los Angeles
Question #5
Child labor was common during the industrial revolution, but fortunately the entire world today has eliminated the use of child labor.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #6
Karl Marx believed that:
A.   the working class would unite and take over the factories
B.   communism would eventually replace capitalism
C.   capitalism would create the seeds of its own destruction
D.   all of the above
Question #7
Which of the following best defines the industrial revolution?
A.   The use of zoning to identify the land uses of a city.
B.   The application of scientific knowledge to the technology of production
C.   The increase in the population of cities
D.   none of the above
Question #8
According to the lecture, urbanization can only be understood in the context of
A.   The industrial revolution
B.   Both capitalism and the industrial revolution
C.   Capitalism
D.   None of the above
Question #9
The proletariat, according to Marx, is the
A.   The working class
B.   The capitalist class
C.   The bourgeoisie
D.   All of the above
Question #10
According to Marx, workers under capitalism
A.   Experienced about the same life they had before
B.   Experienced a better life
C.   Experienced a profound sense of alienation
D.   None of the above
Question #11
Most immigrants who came to the United States during the industrial revolution went through:
A.   Hawaii
B.   Ellis Island
C.   Puerto Rico
D.   None of the above
Question #12
The main problem with housing conditions for immigrants during the industrial revolution is that they were located too far from work opportunities
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #13
Between 1877 and 1889 many significant inventions were developed that enabled the core areas of cities to become more densely inhabited. Which of the following is one of them?
A.   the steam locomotive
B.   steel frame buildings
C.   Humans have been very innovative since the beginning of human history
D.   the automobile
Question #14
Humans have been very innovative since the beginning of human history
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #15
Accompanying the industrial revolution was the:
A.   a slow-down in technology innovations
B.   the rise of the family farm
C.   rise of factories
D.   all of the above
Question #16
 According to Mark, the history of all existing societies is the history of:
A.   technologic innovation
B.   class struggle
C.   the family
D.   all of the above
Question #17
 Labor unions during the industrial revolution were virtually nonexistent:
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #18
Which of the following technology innovations is associated with the production of steel:
A.   The Bessemer process
B.   The phonograph
C.   The Model T
D.   The induction electric motor
Question #19
Nineteenth-century inventions such as steel-frame buildings, electric power lines, and electric elevators had little impact on the growth of cities.  
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE

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