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Question #1

Frederick Engels, in his article “The Great Towns” shows that the living conditions for workers during the industrial revolution were not that bad.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #2

Frederick Engels, in his article “The Great Towns” observed living conditions in which of the following cities?

A. Manchester

B. Los Angeles

C. New York

D. Paris

Question #3

Child labor was uncommon during the industrial revolution.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #4

Karl Marx believed that:

A. capitalism would create the seeds of its own destruction

B. the working class would unite and take over the factories

C. communism would eventually replace capitalism

D. the working class would unite and take over the factories, capitalism would create the seeds of its own destruction, and communism would eventually replace capitalism

Question #5

Which of the following best defines the industrial revolution?

A. The emergence of an agricultural surplus

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 #6

According to the lecture, the industrial revolution is synonymous with

A. capitalism

B. urbanization

C. capitalism and urbanization

D. none of the above

Question #7

The proletariat, according to Marx, is the

A. The capitalist class

B. The bourgeoisie

C. The working class

D. The working class, The capitalist class and the bourgeoisie

Question #8

According to Marx, workers under capitalism

A. Experienced a profound sense of alienation

B. Experienced about the same life they had before capitalism

C. Experienced a better life

D. None of the above

Question #9

Accompanying the industrial revolution was the:

A. a slow-down in technology innovations

B. rise of factories

C. the rise of the family farm

D. the rise of the family farm, a slow-down in technology innovations and rise of factories

Question #10

According to Mark, the history of all existing societies is the history of:

A. the family

B. class struggle

C. technologic innovation

D. class struggle, technologic innovation, and the family

Question #11

In 1820 there were about 350,00 factories in the U.S. By 1870, there were about ___________factories in the U.S.

A. 1 million

B. 5 million

C. 700,000

D. 2 million

Question #12

To work in the factories during the industrial revolution, you had to be at least 12 years old.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #13

According to the video, "Impacts of the of the Industrial Revolution," the Luddites

A. a group of workers who believed that new machines were taking their jobs

B. members of parliament who advocated child labor laws

C. were capitalists of the textile industry

D. none of the above

Question #14

According to Marx, capitalism cannot exist without constantly revolutionizing

A. the instruments of production, the design of cities and free trade

B. the design of cities

C. free trade

D. the instruments of production

Question #15

The industrial revolution

A. witnessed a massive increase in environmental pollution, witnessed the exploitation of the masses, and led to a massive increase in wealth for some people

B. witnessed a massive increase in environmental pollution

C. witnessed the exploitation of the masses

D. led to a massive increase in wealth for some people

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