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## Industrial_revolution bank2

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### Industrial_revolution-v1s1

1. During the Industrial Revolution, the best Chemists were trained in
    ___ a) Italy
    ___ b) Great Britain
    ___ c) Germany
    ___ d) Sweden
    ___ e) United States
2. The Industrial Revolution began shortly before
    ___ a) the American civil war (1861)
    ___ b) World War I (1914)
    ___ c) the American revolution (1776)
3. During the Industrial Revolution, the cost of producing sulfuric acid greatly improved by
    ___ a) replacing glass containers with iron containers
    ___ b) replacing iron containers with glass containers
    ___ c) replacing lead containers with glass containers
    ___ d) replacing glass containers with lead containers
4. According to Wikipedia, the first large machine tool was used to
    ___ a) shape plates for ship hulls
    ___ b) plane rails for railroads
    ___ c) bore cylinders for steam engines steam engines.
    ___ d) drill coal mines
5. The Miner's Friend
    ___ a) pumped water
    ___ b) was electrical lighting
    ___ c) provided ventilation
    ___ d) transported miners
6. Cartwright built two textile factories. One of them
    ___ a) two of these are true
    ___ b) was transported to Germany
    ___ c) burned down
    ___ d) is still in use today
    ___ e) was sabotaged by workers
7. Puddling involved
    ___ a) the use of coke instead of coal and led to much strong iron
    ___ b) the use of coke instead of coal greatly reduced the cost of producing pig iron
    ___ c) stirring with a long rod and became much cheaper when steam engines replaced manual stirring
    ___ d) stirring with a long rod and was never successfully mechanised.
8. Which is NOT one of the three areas of development that helped initiate the industrial revolution?
    ___ a) assembly lines
    ___ b) textiles
    ___ c) steam power
    ___ d) iron making
9. The industrial revolution began in
    ___ a) Germany
    ___ b) simultaneously in Europe and the United States
    ___ c) Great Britain
    ___ d) simultaneously in a variety of European nations
    ___ e) United States
10. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, men did the ______ and women did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the men required ______ person hours.
    ___ a) spinning, weaving, more
    ___ b) weaving, spinning, fewer
    ___ c) spinning, weaving, fewer
    ___ d) weaving, spinning, more
11. A major change in the metal industries during the era of the Industrial Revolution was the replacement of wood and other bio-fuels with coal. Compared to wood, coal required
    ___ a) less labour to mine, but was less abundant (until the Rineland coal fields were discovered).
    ___ b) less labour to mine and was also more abundant.
    ___ c) about the same labour to mine, but was more abundant than wood.
12. Henry Cort developed rolling, which is 15 times _____ than ______
    ___ a) faster, hammering
    ___ b) cheaper, hammering
    ___ c) faster, puddling
    ___ d) cheaper, puddling
13. For most of the period of the Industrial Revolution, the majority of industrial power was supplied by
    ___ a) steam and wind.
    ___ b) water and steam.
    ___ c) water and wind.
14. The purpose of Eli Whitney's cotton gin was to
    ___ a) pick cotton
    ___ b) spin cotton
    ___ c) clean cotton
    ___ d) weave cotton
    ___ e) remove seeds
15. Early uses for sulphuric acid included
    ___ a) producing dyes and bleaching cloth
    ___ b) producing dyes and making cement
    ___ c) removing rust and making cement
    ___ d) making cement and bleaching cloth
    ___ e) removing rust and bleaching cloth
16. What impact did the industrial revolution have on living standards of ordinary people, according to Wikipedia?
    ___ a) sustained growth, for the first time in history
    ___ b) the question is a subject of controversy
    ___ c) little or no growth in the first half, but enormous growth in the second half of the industrial revolution.
    ___ d) little or no growth until much later (19th and 20th centuries)
17. The Industrial Revolution lasted just under _____ years
    ___ a) 100
    ___ b) 300
    ___ c) 500
    ___ d) 200
    ___ e) 400
18. The dominant industry of the Industrial Revolution in terms of employment, output and invested capital was
    ___ a) textiles
    ___ b) ship building
    ___ c) military spending
    ___ d) farm equipment
    ___ e) railroads
19. The Calico Acts were initially designed to protect
    ___ a) large manufacturers
    ___ b) small manufacturers
    ___ c) domestic cotton production
    ___ d) the woollen industry
20. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, women did the ______ and men did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the women required ______ person hours.
    ___ a) spinning, weaving, fewer
    ___ b) weaving, spinning, more
    ___ c) weaving, spinning, fewer
    ___ d) spinning, weaving, more
21. Manchester acquired the nickname __________ during the early 19th century owing to its sprawl of ______
    ___ a) Coalopolis, coal mines
    ___ b) Cokopolis, coke processing plants
    ___ c) Cottonopolis, textile factories
    ___ d) Weavopolis, Weaving factories

#### Key to Industrial_revolution-v1s1

1. During the Industrial Revolution, the best Chemists were trained in
       - a) Italy
       - b) Great Britain
       + c) Germany
       - d) Sweden
       - e) United States
2. The Industrial Revolution began shortly before
       - a) the American civil war (1861)
       - b) World War I (1914)
       + c) the American revolution (1776)
3. During the Industrial Revolution, the cost of producing sulfuric acid greatly improved by
       - a) replacing glass containers with iron containers
       - b) replacing iron containers with glass containers
       - c) replacing lead containers with glass containers
       + d) replacing glass containers with lead containers
4. According to Wikipedia, the first large machine tool was used to
       - a) shape plates for ship hulls
       - b) plane rails for railroads
       + c) bore cylinders for steam engines steam engines.
       - d) drill coal mines
5. The Miner's Friend
       + a) pumped water
       - b) was electrical lighting
       - c) provided ventilation
       - d) transported miners
6. Cartwright built two textile factories. One of them
       + a) two of these are true
       - b) was transported to Germany
       - c) burned down
       - d) is still in use today
       - e) was sabotaged by workers
7. Puddling involved
       - a) the use of coke instead of coal and led to much strong iron
       - b) the use of coke instead of coal greatly reduced the cost of producing pig iron
       - c) stirring with a long rod and became much cheaper when steam engines replaced manual stirring
       + d) stirring with a long rod and was never successfully mechanised.
8. Which is NOT one of the three areas of development that helped initiate the industrial revolution?
       + a) assembly lines
       - b) textiles
       - c) steam power
       - d) iron making
9. The industrial revolution began in
       - a) Germany
       - b) simultaneously in Europe and the United States
       + c) Great Britain
       - d) simultaneously in a variety of European nations
       - e) United States
10. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, men did the ______ and women did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the men required ______ person hours.
       - a) spinning, weaving, more
       + b) weaving, spinning, fewer
       - c) spinning, weaving, fewer
       - d) weaving, spinning, more
11. A major change in the metal industries during the era of the Industrial Revolution was the replacement of wood and other bio-fuels with coal. Compared to wood, coal required
       - a) less labour to mine, but was less abundant (until the Rineland coal fields were discovered).
       + b) less labour to mine and was also more abundant.
       - c) about the same labour to mine, but was more abundant than wood.
12. Henry Cort developed rolling, which is 15 times _____ than ______
       + a) faster, hammering
       - b) cheaper, hammering
       - c) faster, puddling
       - d) cheaper, puddling
13. For most of the period of the Industrial Revolution, the majority of industrial power was supplied by
       - a) steam and wind.
       - b) water and steam.
       + c) water and wind.
14. The purpose of Eli Whitney's cotton gin was to
       - a) pick cotton
       - b) spin cotton
       - c) clean cotton
       - d) weave cotton
       + e) remove seeds
15. Early uses for sulphuric acid included
       - a) producing dyes and bleaching cloth
       - b) producing dyes and making cement
       - c) removing rust and making cement
       - d) making cement and bleaching cloth
       + e) removing rust and bleaching cloth
16. What impact did the industrial revolution have on living standards of ordinary people, according to Wikipedia?
       - a) sustained growth, for the first time in history
       + b) the question is a subject of controversy
       - c) little or no growth in the first half, but enormous growth in the second half of the industrial revolution.
       - d) little or no growth until much later (19th and 20th centuries)
17. The Industrial Revolution lasted just under _____ years
       + a) 100
       - b) 300
       - c) 500
       - d) 200
       - e) 400
18. The dominant industry of the Industrial Revolution in terms of employment, output and invested capital was
       + a) textiles
       - b) ship building
       - c) military spending
       - d) farm equipment
       - e) railroads
19. The Calico Acts were initially designed to protect
       - a) large manufacturers
       - b) small manufacturers
       - c) domestic cotton production
       + d) the woollen industry
20. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, women did the ______ and men did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the women required ______ person hours.
       - a) spinning, weaving, fewer
       - b) weaving, spinning, more
       - c) weaving, spinning, fewer
       + d) spinning, weaving, more
21. Manchester acquired the nickname __________ during the early 19th century owing to its sprawl of ______
       - a) Coalopolis, coal mines
       - b) Cokopolis, coke processing plants
       + c) Cottonopolis, textile factories
       - d) Weavopolis, Weaving factories

### Industrial_revolution-v2s1

1. Which is NOT one of the three areas of development that helped initiate the industrial revolution?
    ___ a) steam power
    ___ b) iron making
    ___ c) assembly lines
    ___ d) textiles
2. A major change in the metal industries during the era of the Industrial Revolution was the replacement of wood and other bio-fuels with coal. Compared to wood, coal required
    ___ a) less labour to mine and was also more abundant.
    ___ b) about the same labour to mine, but was more abundant than wood.
    ___ c) less labour to mine, but was less abundant (until the Rineland coal fields were discovered).
3. The Calico Acts were initially designed to protect
    ___ a) domestic cotton production
    ___ b) the woollen industry
    ___ c) small manufacturers
    ___ d) large manufacturers
4. The dominant industry of the Industrial Revolution in terms of employment, output and invested capital was
    ___ a) railroads
    ___ b) military spending
    ___ c) farm equipment
    ___ d) ship building
    ___ e) textiles
5. Early uses for sulphuric acid included
    ___ a) producing dyes and making cement
    ___ b) removing rust and bleaching cloth
    ___ c) removing rust and making cement
    ___ d) making cement and bleaching cloth
    ___ e) producing dyes and bleaching cloth
6. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, women did the ______ and men did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the women required ______ person hours.
    ___ a) weaving, spinning, more
    ___ b) spinning, weaving, fewer
    ___ c) spinning, weaving, more
    ___ d) weaving, spinning, fewer
7. The Industrial Revolution lasted just under _____ years
    ___ a) 200
    ___ b) 400
    ___ c) 500
    ___ d) 100
    ___ e) 300
8. Puddling involved
    ___ a) stirring with a long rod and was never successfully mechanised.
    ___ b) the use of coke instead of coal and led to much strong iron
    ___ c) stirring with a long rod and became much cheaper when steam engines replaced manual stirring
    ___ d) the use of coke instead of coal greatly reduced the cost of producing pig iron
9. During the Industrial Revolution, the best Chemists were trained in
    ___ a) Germany
    ___ b) Sweden
    ___ c) Great Britain
    ___ d) United States
    ___ e) Italy
10. Henry Cort developed rolling, which is 15 times _____ than ______
    ___ a) faster, hammering
    ___ b) faster, puddling
    ___ c) cheaper, hammering
    ___ d) cheaper, puddling
11. The purpose of Eli Whitney's cotton gin was to
    ___ a) clean cotton
    ___ b) spin cotton
    ___ c) weave cotton
    ___ d) remove seeds
    ___ e) pick cotton
12. For most of the period of the Industrial Revolution, the majority of industrial power was supplied by
    ___ a) water and wind.
    ___ b) steam and wind.
    ___ c) water and steam.
13. During the Industrial Revolution, the cost of producing sulfuric acid greatly improved by
    ___ a) replacing lead containers with glass containers
    ___ b) replacing glass containers with lead containers
    ___ c) replacing iron containers with glass containers
    ___ d) replacing glass containers with iron containers
14. Manchester acquired the nickname __________ during the early 19th century owing to its sprawl of ______
    ___ a) Weavopolis, Weaving factories
    ___ b) Cottonopolis, textile factories
    ___ c) Coalopolis, coal mines
    ___ d) Cokopolis, coke processing plants
15. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, men did the ______ and women did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the men required ______ person hours.
    ___ a) weaving, spinning, fewer
    ___ b) spinning, weaving, more
    ___ c) weaving, spinning, more
    ___ d) spinning, weaving, fewer
16. What impact did the industrial revolution have on living standards of ordinary people, according to Wikipedia?
    ___ a) the question is a subject of controversy
    ___ b) little or no growth until much later (19th and 20th centuries)
    ___ c) sustained growth, for the first time in history
    ___ d) little or no growth in the first half, but enormous growth in the second half of the industrial revolution.
17. The industrial revolution began in
    ___ a) United States
    ___ b) Great Britain
    ___ c) simultaneously in Europe and the United States
    ___ d) simultaneously in a variety of European nations
    ___ e) Germany
18. According to Wikipedia, the first large machine tool was used to
    ___ a) bore cylinders for steam engines steam engines.
    ___ b) drill coal mines
    ___ c) shape plates for ship hulls
    ___ d) plane rails for railroads
19. The Industrial Revolution began shortly before
    ___ a) the American civil war (1861)
    ___ b) World War I (1914)
    ___ c) the American revolution (1776)
20. Cartwright built two textile factories. One of them
    ___ a) two of these are true
    ___ b) is still in use today
    ___ c) burned down
    ___ d) was sabotaged by workers
    ___ e) was transported to Germany
21. The Miner's Friend
    ___ a) transported miners
    ___ b) pumped water
    ___ c) provided ventilation
    ___ d) was electrical lighting

#### Key to Industrial_revolution-v2s1

1. Which is NOT one of the three areas of development that helped initiate the industrial revolution?
       - a) steam power
       - b) iron making
       + c) assembly lines
       - d) textiles
2. A major change in the metal industries during the era of the Industrial Revolution was the replacement of wood and other bio-fuels with coal. Compared to wood, coal required
       + a) less labour to mine and was also more abundant.
       - b) about the same labour to mine, but was more abundant than wood.
       - c) less labour to mine, but was less abundant (until the Rineland coal fields were discovered).
3. The Calico Acts were initially designed to protect
       - a) domestic cotton production
       + b) the woollen industry
       - c) small manufacturers
       - d) large manufacturers
4. The dominant industry of the Industrial Revolution in terms of employment, output and invested capital was
       - a) railroads
       - b) military spending
       - c) farm equipment
       - d) ship building
       + e) textiles
5. Early uses for sulphuric acid included
       - a) producing dyes and making cement
       + b) removing rust and bleaching cloth
       - c) removing rust and making cement
       - d) making cement and bleaching cloth
       - e) producing dyes and bleaching cloth
6. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, women did the ______ and men did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the women required ______ person hours.
       - a) weaving, spinning, more
       - b) spinning, weaving, fewer
       + c) spinning, weaving, more
       - d) weaving, spinning, fewer
7. The Industrial Revolution lasted just under _____ years
       - a) 200
       - b) 400
       - c) 500
       + d) 100
       - e) 300
8. Puddling involved
       + a) stirring with a long rod and was never successfully mechanised.
       - b) the use of coke instead of coal and led to much strong iron
       - c) stirring with a long rod and became much cheaper when steam engines replaced manual stirring
       - d) the use of coke instead of coal greatly reduced the cost of producing pig iron
9. During the Industrial Revolution, the best Chemists were trained in
       + a) Germany
       - b) Sweden
       - c) Great Britain
       - d) United States
       - e) Italy
10. Henry Cort developed rolling, which is 15 times _____ than ______
       + a) faster, hammering
       - b) faster, puddling
       - c) cheaper, hammering
       - d) cheaper, puddling
11. The purpose of Eli Whitney's cotton gin was to
       - a) clean cotton
       - b) spin cotton
       - c) weave cotton
       + d) remove seeds
       - e) pick cotton
12. For most of the period of the Industrial Revolution, the majority of industrial power was supplied by
       + a) water and wind.
       - b) steam and wind.
       - c) water and steam.
13. During the Industrial Revolution, the cost of producing sulfuric acid greatly improved by
       - a) replacing lead containers with glass containers
       + b) replacing glass containers with lead containers
       - c) replacing iron containers with glass containers
       - d) replacing glass containers with iron containers
14. Manchester acquired the nickname __________ during the early 19th century owing to its sprawl of ______
       - a) Weavopolis, Weaving factories
       + b) Cottonopolis, textile factories
       - c) Coalopolis, coal mines
       - d) Cokopolis, coke processing plants
15. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, men did the ______ and women did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the men required ______ person hours.
       + a) weaving, spinning, fewer
       - b) spinning, weaving, more
       - c) weaving, spinning, more
       - d) spinning, weaving, fewer
16. What impact did the industrial revolution have on living standards of ordinary people, according to Wikipedia?
       + a) the question is a subject of controversy
       - b) little or no growth until much later (19th and 20th centuries)
       - c) sustained growth, for the first time in history
       - d) little or no growth in the first half, but enormous growth in the second half of the industrial revolution.
17. The industrial revolution began in
       - a) United States
       + b) Great Britain
       - c) simultaneously in Europe and the United States
       - d) simultaneously in a variety of European nations
       - e) Germany
18. According to Wikipedia, the first large machine tool was used to
       + a) bore cylinders for steam engines steam engines.
       - b) drill coal mines
       - c) shape plates for ship hulls
       - d) plane rails for railroads
19. The Industrial Revolution began shortly before
       - a) the American civil war (1861)
       - b) World War I (1914)
       + c) the American revolution (1776)
20. Cartwright built two textile factories. One of them
       + a) two of these are true
       - b) is still in use today
       - c) burned down
       - d) was sabotaged by workers
       - e) was transported to Germany
21. The Miner's Friend
       - a) transported miners
       + b) pumped water
       - c) provided ventilation
       - d) was electrical lighting

### Industrial_revolution-v1s2

1. Henry Cort developed rolling, which is 15 times _____ than ______
    ___ a) cheaper, hammering
    ___ b) faster, puddling
    ___ c) faster, hammering
    ___ d) cheaper, puddling
2. Early uses for sulphuric acid included
    ___ a) making cement and bleaching cloth
    ___ b) removing rust and bleaching cloth
    ___ c) removing rust and making cement
    ___ d) producing dyes and bleaching cloth
    ___ e) producing dyes and making cement
3. The purpose of Eli Whitney's cotton gin was to
    ___ a) weave cotton
    ___ b) spin cotton
    ___ c) remove seeds
    ___ d) clean cotton
    ___ e) pick cotton
4. The industrial revolution began in
    ___ a) Great Britain
    ___ b) simultaneously in a variety of European nations
    ___ c) United States
    ___ d) Germany
    ___ e) simultaneously in Europe and the United States
5. Puddling involved
    ___ a) stirring with a long rod and was never successfully mechanised.
    ___ b) the use of coke instead of coal and led to much strong iron
    ___ c) the use of coke instead of coal greatly reduced the cost of producing pig iron
    ___ d) stirring with a long rod and became much cheaper when steam engines replaced manual stirring
6. A major change in the metal industries during the era of the Industrial Revolution was the replacement of wood and other bio-fuels with coal. Compared to wood, coal required
    ___ a) about the same labour to mine, but was more abundant than wood.
    ___ b) less labour to mine, but was less abundant (until the Rineland coal fields were discovered).
    ___ c) less labour to mine and was also more abundant.
7. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, women did the ______ and men did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the women required ______ person hours.
    ___ a) spinning, weaving, fewer
    ___ b) spinning, weaving, more
    ___ c) weaving, spinning, more
    ___ d) weaving, spinning, fewer
8. During the Industrial Revolution, the best Chemists were trained in
    ___ a) Sweden
    ___ b) Germany
    ___ c) Italy
    ___ d) Great Britain
    ___ e) United States
9. The Calico Acts were initially designed to protect
    ___ a) small manufacturers
    ___ b) domestic cotton production
    ___ c) large manufacturers
    ___ d) the woollen industry
10. What impact did the industrial revolution have on living standards of ordinary people, according to Wikipedia?
    ___ a) little or no growth in the first half, but enormous growth in the second half of the industrial revolution.
    ___ b) sustained growth, for the first time in history
    ___ c) little or no growth until much later (19th and 20th centuries)
    ___ d) the question is a subject of controversy
11. For most of the period of the Industrial Revolution, the majority of industrial power was supplied by
    ___ a) water and steam.
    ___ b) water and wind.
    ___ c) steam and wind.
12. Cartwright built two textile factories. One of them
    ___ a) was transported to Germany
    ___ b) two of these are true
    ___ c) burned down
    ___ d) was sabotaged by workers
    ___ e) is still in use today
13. The dominant industry of the Industrial Revolution in terms of employment, output and invested capital was
    ___ a) textiles
    ___ b) railroads
    ___ c) farm equipment
    ___ d) ship building
    ___ e) military spending
14. The Miner's Friend
    ___ a) provided ventilation
    ___ b) was electrical lighting
    ___ c) transported miners
    ___ d) pumped water
15. The Industrial Revolution began shortly before
    ___ a) the American civil war (1861)
    ___ b) the American revolution (1776)
    ___ c) World War I (1914)
16. Manchester acquired the nickname __________ during the early 19th century owing to its sprawl of ______
    ___ a) Cokopolis, coke processing plants
    ___ b) Cottonopolis, textile factories
    ___ c) Weavopolis, Weaving factories
    ___ d) Coalopolis, coal mines
17. According to Wikipedia, the first large machine tool was used to
    ___ a) shape plates for ship hulls
    ___ b) plane rails for railroads
    ___ c) drill coal mines
    ___ d) bore cylinders for steam engines steam engines.
18. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, men did the ______ and women did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the men required ______ person hours.
    ___ a) spinning, weaving, fewer
    ___ b) spinning, weaving, more
    ___ c) weaving, spinning, fewer
    ___ d) weaving, spinning, more
19. Which is NOT one of the three areas of development that helped initiate the industrial revolution?
    ___ a) iron making
    ___ b) assembly lines
    ___ c) steam power
    ___ d) textiles
20. During the Industrial Revolution, the cost of producing sulfuric acid greatly improved by
    ___ a) replacing iron containers with glass containers
    ___ b) replacing glass containers with lead containers
    ___ c) replacing lead containers with glass containers
    ___ d) replacing glass containers with iron containers
21. The Industrial Revolution lasted just under _____ years
    ___ a) 100
    ___ b) 300
    ___ c) 500
    ___ d) 400
    ___ e) 200

#### Key to Industrial_revolution-v1s2

1. Henry Cort developed rolling, which is 15 times _____ than ______
       - a) cheaper, hammering
       - b) faster, puddling
       + c) faster, hammering
       - d) cheaper, puddling
2. Early uses for sulphuric acid included
       - a) making cement and bleaching cloth
       + b) removing rust and bleaching cloth
       - c) removing rust and making cement
       - d) producing dyes and bleaching cloth
       - e) producing dyes and making cement
3. The purpose of Eli Whitney's cotton gin was to
       - a) weave cotton
       - b) spin cotton
       + c) remove seeds
       - d) clean cotton
       - e) pick cotton
4. The industrial revolution began in
       + a) Great Britain
       - b) simultaneously in a variety of European nations
       - c) United States
       - d) Germany
       - e) simultaneously in Europe and the United States
5. Puddling involved
       + a) stirring with a long rod and was never successfully mechanised.
       - b) the use of coke instead of coal and led to much strong iron
       - c) the use of coke instead of coal greatly reduced the cost of producing pig iron
       - d) stirring with a long rod and became much cheaper when steam engines replaced manual stirring
6. A major change in the metal industries during the era of the Industrial Revolution was the replacement of wood and other bio-fuels with coal. Compared to wood, coal required
       - a) about the same labour to mine, but was more abundant than wood.
       - b) less labour to mine, but was less abundant (until the Rineland coal fields were discovered).
       + c) less labour to mine and was also more abundant.
7. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, women did the ______ and men did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the women required ______ person hours.
       - a) spinning, weaving, fewer
       + b) spinning, weaving, more
       - c) weaving, spinning, more
       - d) weaving, spinning, fewer
8. During the Industrial Revolution, the best Chemists were trained in
       - a) Sweden
       + b) Germany
       - c) Italy
       - d) Great Britain
       - e) United States
9. The Calico Acts were initially designed to protect
       - a) small manufacturers
       - b) domestic cotton production
       - c) large manufacturers
       + d) the woollen industry
10. What impact did the industrial revolution have on living standards of ordinary people, according to Wikipedia?
       - a) little or no growth in the first half, but enormous growth in the second half of the industrial revolution.
       - b) sustained growth, for the first time in history
       - c) little or no growth until much later (19th and 20th centuries)
       + d) the question is a subject of controversy
11. For most of the period of the Industrial Revolution, the majority of industrial power was supplied by
       - a) water and steam.
       + b) water and wind.
       - c) steam and wind.
12. Cartwright built two textile factories. One of them
       - a) was transported to Germany
       + b) two of these are true
       - c) burned down
       - d) was sabotaged by workers
       - e) is still in use today
13. The dominant industry of the Industrial Revolution in terms of employment, output and invested capital was
       + a) textiles
       - b) railroads
       - c) farm equipment
       - d) ship building
       - e) military spending
14. The Miner's Friend
       - a) provided ventilation
       - b) was electrical lighting
       - c) transported miners
       + d) pumped water
15. The Industrial Revolution began shortly before
       - a) the American civil war (1861)
       + b) the American revolution (1776)
       - c) World War I (1914)
16. Manchester acquired the nickname __________ during the early 19th century owing to its sprawl of ______
       - a) Cokopolis, coke processing plants
       + b) Cottonopolis, textile factories
       - c) Weavopolis, Weaving factories
       - d) Coalopolis, coal mines
17. According to Wikipedia, the first large machine tool was used to
       - a) shape plates for ship hulls
       - b) plane rails for railroads
       - c) drill coal mines
       + d) bore cylinders for steam engines steam engines.
18. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, men did the ______ and women did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the men required ______ person hours.
       - a) spinning, weaving, fewer
       - b) spinning, weaving, more
       + c) weaving, spinning, fewer
       - d) weaving, spinning, more
19. Which is NOT one of the three areas of development that helped initiate the industrial revolution?
       - a) iron making
       + b) assembly lines
       - c) steam power
       - d) textiles
20. During the Industrial Revolution, the cost of producing sulfuric acid greatly improved by
       - a) replacing iron containers with glass containers
       + b) replacing glass containers with lead containers
       - c) replacing lead containers with glass containers
       - d) replacing glass containers with iron containers
21. The Industrial Revolution lasted just under _____ years
       + a) 100
       - b) 300
       - c) 500
       - d) 400
       - e) 200

### Industrial_revolution-v2s2

1. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, women did the ______ and men did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the women required ______ person hours.
    ___ a) spinning, weaving, more
    ___ b) weaving, spinning, more
    ___ c) spinning, weaving, fewer
    ___ d) weaving, spinning, fewer
2. According to Wikipedia, the first large machine tool was used to
    ___ a) shape plates for ship hulls
    ___ b) drill coal mines
    ___ c) bore cylinders for steam engines steam engines.
    ___ d) plane rails for railroads
3. A major change in the metal industries during the era of the Industrial Revolution was the replacement of wood and other bio-fuels with coal. Compared to wood, coal required
    ___ a) about the same labour to mine, but was more abundant than wood.
    ___ b) less labour to mine and was also more abundant.
    ___ c) less labour to mine, but was less abundant (until the Rineland coal fields were discovered).
4. The purpose of Eli Whitney's cotton gin was to
    ___ a) pick cotton
    ___ b) weave cotton
    ___ c) spin cotton
    ___ d) clean cotton
    ___ e) remove seeds
5. Which is NOT one of the three areas of development that helped initiate the industrial revolution?
    ___ a) assembly lines
    ___ b) steam power
    ___ c) textiles
    ___ d) iron making
6. Manchester acquired the nickname __________ during the early 19th century owing to its sprawl of ______
    ___ a) Coalopolis, coal mines
    ___ b) Weavopolis, Weaving factories
    ___ c) Cottonopolis, textile factories
    ___ d) Cokopolis, coke processing plants
7. The Industrial Revolution lasted just under _____ years
    ___ a) 400
    ___ b) 300
    ___ c) 100
    ___ d) 500
    ___ e) 200
8. Cartwright built two textile factories. One of them
    ___ a) two of these are true
    ___ b) was transported to Germany
    ___ c) burned down
    ___ d) is still in use today
    ___ e) was sabotaged by workers
9. Early uses for sulphuric acid included
    ___ a) producing dyes and bleaching cloth
    ___ b) producing dyes and making cement
    ___ c) making cement and bleaching cloth
    ___ d) removing rust and making cement
    ___ e) removing rust and bleaching cloth
10. The industrial revolution began in
    ___ a) simultaneously in Europe and the United States
    ___ b) United States
    ___ c) Great Britain
    ___ d) Germany
    ___ e) simultaneously in a variety of European nations
11. During the Industrial Revolution, the cost of producing sulfuric acid greatly improved by
    ___ a) replacing glass containers with lead containers
    ___ b) replacing lead containers with glass containers
    ___ c) replacing glass containers with iron containers
    ___ d) replacing iron containers with glass containers
12. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, men did the ______ and women did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the men required ______ person hours.
    ___ a) spinning, weaving, fewer
    ___ b) weaving, spinning, fewer
    ___ c) weaving, spinning, more
    ___ d) spinning, weaving, more
13. For most of the period of the Industrial Revolution, the majority of industrial power was supplied by
    ___ a) water and wind.
    ___ b) steam and wind.
    ___ c) water and steam.
14. What impact did the industrial revolution have on living standards of ordinary people, according to Wikipedia?
    ___ a) sustained growth, for the first time in history
    ___ b) little or no growth until much later (19th and 20th centuries)
    ___ c) the question is a subject of controversy
    ___ d) little or no growth in the first half, but enormous growth in the second half of the industrial revolution.
15. The Industrial Revolution began shortly before
    ___ a) World War I (1914)
    ___ b) the American civil war (1861)
    ___ c) the American revolution (1776)
16. During the Industrial Revolution, the best Chemists were trained in
    ___ a) Italy
    ___ b) Sweden
    ___ c) United States
    ___ d) Great Britain
    ___ e) Germany
17. The Miner's Friend
    ___ a) transported miners
    ___ b) provided ventilation
    ___ c) pumped water
    ___ d) was electrical lighting
18. The dominant industry of the Industrial Revolution in terms of employment, output and invested capital was
    ___ a) farm equipment
    ___ b) military spending
    ___ c) railroads
    ___ d) ship building
    ___ e) textiles
19. Henry Cort developed rolling, which is 15 times _____ than ______
    ___ a) faster, puddling
    ___ b) faster, hammering
    ___ c) cheaper, puddling
    ___ d) cheaper, hammering
20. The Calico Acts were initially designed to protect
    ___ a) domestic cotton production
    ___ b) small manufacturers
    ___ c) the woollen industry
    ___ d) large manufacturers
21. Puddling involved
    ___ a) the use of coke instead of coal greatly reduced the cost of producing pig iron
    ___ b) stirring with a long rod and became much cheaper when steam engines replaced manual stirring
    ___ c) stirring with a long rod and was never successfully mechanised.
    ___ d) the use of coke instead of coal and led to much strong iron

#### Key to Industrial_revolution-v2s2

1. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, women did the ______ and men did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the women required ______ person hours.
       + a) spinning, weaving, more
       - b) weaving, spinning, more
       - c) spinning, weaving, fewer
       - d) weaving, spinning, fewer
2. According to Wikipedia, the first large machine tool was used to
       - a) shape plates for ship hulls
       - b) drill coal mines
       + c) bore cylinders for steam engines steam engines.
       - d) plane rails for railroads
3. A major change in the metal industries during the era of the Industrial Revolution was the replacement of wood and other bio-fuels with coal. Compared to wood, coal required
       - a) about the same labour to mine, but was more abundant than wood.
       + b) less labour to mine and was also more abundant.
       - c) less labour to mine, but was less abundant (until the Rineland coal fields were discovered).
4. The purpose of Eli Whitney's cotton gin was to
       - a) pick cotton
       - b) weave cotton
       - c) spin cotton
       - d) clean cotton
       + e) remove seeds
5. Which is NOT one of the three areas of development that helped initiate the industrial revolution?
       + a) assembly lines
       - b) steam power
       - c) textiles
       - d) iron making
6. Manchester acquired the nickname __________ during the early 19th century owing to its sprawl of ______
       - a) Coalopolis, coal mines
       - b) Weavopolis, Weaving factories
       + c) Cottonopolis, textile factories
       - d) Cokopolis, coke processing plants
7. The Industrial Revolution lasted just under _____ years
       - a) 400
       - b) 300
       + c) 100
       - d) 500
       - e) 200
8. Cartwright built two textile factories. One of them
       + a) two of these are true
       - b) was transported to Germany
       - c) burned down
       - d) is still in use today
       - e) was sabotaged by workers
9. Early uses for sulphuric acid included
       - a) producing dyes and bleaching cloth
       - b) producing dyes and making cement
       - c) making cement and bleaching cloth
       - d) removing rust and making cement
       + e) removing rust and bleaching cloth
10. The industrial revolution began in
       - a) simultaneously in Europe and the United States
       - b) United States
       + c) Great Britain
       - d) Germany
       - e) simultaneously in a variety of European nations
11. During the Industrial Revolution, the cost of producing sulfuric acid greatly improved by
       + a) replacing glass containers with lead containers
       - b) replacing lead containers with glass containers
       - c) replacing glass containers with iron containers
       - d) replacing iron containers with glass containers
12. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, when the textile industry was largely a cottage industry, men did the ______ and women did the _______. If a loom was used, the work done by the men required ______ person hours.
       - a) spinning, weaving, fewer
       + b) weaving, spinning, fewer
       - c) weaving, spinning, more
       - d) spinning, weaving, more
13. For most of the period of the Industrial Revolution, the majority of industrial power was supplied by
       + a) water and wind.
       - b) steam and wind.
       - c) water and steam.
14. What impact did the industrial revolution have on living standards of ordinary people, according to Wikipedia?
       - a) sustained growth, for the first time in history
       - b) little or no growth until much later (19th and 20th centuries)
       + c) the question is a subject of controversy
       - d) little or no growth in the first half, but enormous growth in the second half of the industrial revolution.
15. The Industrial Revolution began shortly before
       - a) World War I (1914)
       - b) the American civil war (1861)
       + c) the American revolution (1776)
16. During the Industrial Revolution, the best Chemists were trained in
       - a) Italy
       - b) Sweden
       - c) United States
       - d) Great Britain
       + e) Germany
17. The Miner's Friend
       - a) transported miners
       - b) provided ventilation
       + c) pumped water
       - d) was electrical lighting
18. The dominant industry of the Industrial Revolution in terms of employment, output and invested capital was
       - a) farm equipment
       - b) military spending
       - c) railroads
       - d) ship building
       + e) textiles
19. Henry Cort developed rolling, which is 15 times _____ than ______
       - a) faster, puddling
       + b) faster, hammering
       - c) cheaper, puddling
       - d) cheaper, hammering
20. The Calico Acts were initially designed to protect
       - a) domestic cotton production
       - b) small manufacturers
       + c) the woollen industry
       - d) large manufacturers
21. Puddling involved
       - a) the use of coke instead of coal greatly reduced the cost of producing pig iron
       - b) stirring with a long rod and became much cheaper when steam engines replaced manual stirring
       + c) stirring with a long rod and was never successfully mechanised.
       - d) the use of coke instead of coal and led to much strong iron

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