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Question #1

The industrial revolution

A witnessed a massive increase in environmental pollution

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

C witnessed the exploitation of the masses

D led to a massive increase in wealth for some people

Question #2

According to Marx, capitalism cannot exist without constantly revolutionizing

A the design of cities

B free trade

C the instruments of production, the design of cities and free trade

D the instruments of production

Question #3

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 #4

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

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #5

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

A 700,000

B 1 million

C 5 million

D 2 million

Question #6

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

A the family

B technologic innovation

C class struggle, technologic innovation, and the family

D class struggle

Question #7

Accompanying the industrial revolution was the:

A the rise of the family farm

B rise of factories

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

D a slow-down in technology innovations

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

The proletariat, according to Marx, is the

A The capitalist class

B The working class

C The bourgeoisie

D The working class, The capitalist class and the bourgeoisie

Question #10

According to the lecture, the industrial revolution is synonymous with

A capitalism and urbanization

B capitalism

C urbanization

D none of the above

Question #11

Which of the following best defines the industrial revolution?

A The increase in the population of cities

B The emergence of an agricultural surplus

C The application of scientific knowledge to the technology of production

D none of the above

Question #12

Karl Marx believed that:

A 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

B the working class would unite and take over the factories

C capitalism would create the seeds of its own destruction

D communism would eventually replace capitalism

Question #13

Child labor was uncommon during the industrial revolution.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #14

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

A Los Angeles

B New York

C Paris