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Question #1

The industrial revolution

A witnessed a massive increase in environmental pollution

B led to a massive increase in wealth for some people

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

D witnessed the exploitation of the masses

Question #2

According to Marx, capitalism cannot exist without constantly revolutionizing

A the instruments of production

B free trade

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

D the design of cities

Question #3

According to the video, “Impacts of the of the Industrial Revolution,” the Luddites

A were capitalists of the textile industry

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

C members of parliament who advocated child labor laws

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 FALSE

B TRUE

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 5 million

C 1 million

D 2 million

Question #6

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

A class struggle, technologic innovation, and the family

B the family

C technologic innovation

D class struggle

Question #7

Accompanying the industrial revolution was the:

A rise of factories

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

C a slow-down in technology innovations

D the rise of the family farm

Question #8

According to Marx, workers under capitalism

A Experienced a better life

B Experienced about the same life they had before capitalism

C Experienced a profound sense of alienation

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

B capitalism and urbanization

C urbanization

D none of the above

Question #11

Which of the following best defines the industrial revolution?

A The application of scientific knowledge to the technology of production

B The emergence of an agricultural surplus

C The increase in the population of cities

D none of the above

Question #12

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, capitalism would create the seeds of its own destruction, and communism would eventually replace capitalism

C the working class would unite and take over the factories

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 Manchester

B Los Angeles

C New York

D Paris