Chapter: The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth Century Society
1.

The first steam engine, used for pumping water from mine shafts was invented in 1711 by?

A. William Blake.
B. Matthew Boulton.
C. James Watt.
D. Thomas Newcomen.
Answer» D. Thomas Newcomen.
2.

Which of the following statement does not represent nineteenth-century middle-class thinking about gender role?

A. men and women inhabited “separate spheres”.
B. women were suited for longer because their brains were larger.
C. men and women had different social roles.
D. women were morally superior to men because of their “passionlessness”.
Answer» B. women were suited for longer because their brains were larger.
3.

The British “navvies” built:

A. railways.
B. shipyards.
C. factories.
D. hospital and schools.
Answer» A. railways.
4.

Which pairing is incorrect?

A. William Thackeray- Vanity Fair.
B. Charles Dicken- Hard Times.
C. Honore de Balzac- The Human Comedy.
D. Victor Hugo- Oliver Twist.
Answer» D. Victor Hugo- Oliver Twist.
5.

After the 1850s, who led the invention and commercialization of electricity?

A. Britain.
B. France.
C. Belgium and France.
D. Germany and the United States.
Answer» D. Germany and the United States.
6.

The Great Famine of1845-1849 took place in:

A. France and Belgium.
B. Ireland, Germany, Scotland, and the Netherlands.
C. The United States.
D. All of the above.
Answer» B. Ireland, Germany, Scotland, and the Netherlands.
7.

By 1817, which country was one of the core nations of industrial Europe?

A. France.
B. Russia.
C. Italy.
D. Germany.
Answer» B. Russia.
8.

British tariffs prohibiting the importation of East Indian Cottons:

A. acted as a brake on the manufacture of domestic cottons.
B. forced the British to abandon cotton manufacture altogether.
C. served as an inducement to the manufacture of domestic cottons.
D. stimulated the manufacture and sale of woolen goods.
Answer» C. served as an inducement to the manufacture of domestic cottons.
9.

In general European serfdom:

A. was an obstacle to the commercialization of agriculture.
B. disappeared across Eastern Europe and Russia by 1800.
C. provided vast incentives for landowners to improve farming techniques.
D. Both A and B.
Answer» A. was an obstacle to the commercialization of agriculture.
10.

John Kay?s invention of the “flying shuttle” in 1773 revolutionized the process of cotton:

A. spinning.
B. weaving.
C. carding.
D. combing.
Answer» B. weaving.
11.

The mythical leader of a British rural rebellion in 1820s was:

A. Ned Lud.
B. John Ball.
C. Captain Swing.
D. Wat Tyler.
Answer» C. Captain Swing.
12.

The expression, “ angel in the house ,” refers to:

A. a London Prostitute.
B. the Victorian middle-class woman.
C. an essay by John Stuart Mill.
D. a London domestic servant.
Answer» B. the Victorian middle-class woman.
13.

Working- class men and women were most vulnerable to:

A. unemployment, sickness, and industrial accidents.
B. seasonal unemployment.
C. cyclical economic depressions.
D. All of the above.
Answer» D. All of the above.
14.

The English contractor Thomas Brassey is best known for:

A. developing the first steam-powered locomotive.
B. opening the Stockton to Darlington line in 1825.
C. criticizing continental railway system.
D. building railways in Canada, Argentina, Australia and India.
Answer» D. building railways in Canada, Argentina, Australia and India.
15.

In general, the population of Europe in the nineteenth century:

A. declined.
B. stay roughly at the same.
C. showed a dramatic increase.
D. slowly increased.
Answer» C. showed a dramatic increase.
16.

Middle-class respectability required all but which of the following?

A. financial independence.
B. living modestly and soberly.
C. merit and character.
D. conspicuous consumption.
Answer» D. conspicuous consumption.
17.

The “ new cathedrals ” of the industrial age were:

A. museums, opera houses and city halls.
B. textile factories.
C. railway stations.
D. suburban middle class homes.
Answer» A. museums, opera houses and city halls.
18.

The Industrial Revolution occurred first in Great Britain because:

A. the Continental System guaranteed that Britain would be able to import much needed coal.
B. the government was able to borrow necessary capital from German banking houses.
C. agriculture was more thoroughly commercialized in Britain than elsewhere.
D. of its vast network of internal tolls and tariffs.
Answer» C. agriculture was more thoroughly commercialized in Britain than elsewhere.
19.

Queen Victoria was a successful queen because:

A. she and her husband embodied traits important to the middle classes.
B. her name has come to represent the culture of the nineteenth century.
C. she managed to extol the virtues of the aristocracy at the moment they went into decline.
D. her court was all in respects similar to her uncle, George IV.
Answer» A. she and her husband embodied traits important to the middle classes.
20.

Before 1815, industrialization in the continent was held back by the:

A. French Revolution
B. Continental System.
C. Napoleonic Wars.
D. All of the above.
Answer» D. All of the above.
21.

Which of the following did not occur did not occur with the Industrial Revolution in America?

A. Man replaced handheld tools.
B. Unskilled workers replaced skilled workers
C. Other sources of energy like steam replaed human energy
D. All of the above occured.
Answer» D. All of the above occured.
22.

What were Alexander Graham Bell’s first words on the telephone?

A. Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.
B. What hath God wrought?
C. Mary had a little lamb.
D. This is just the beginning.
Answer» A. Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.
23.

What was the first name of Robert Fultons first steam boat?

A. New Orleans ( )
B. Clermont ( )
C. Hudson ( )
D. Livingstone ( )
Answer» B. Clermont ( )
24.

How many years passed between the invention of the first reliable steam engine and the induction electric motor?

A. 50 ( )
B. 81 ( )
C. 113 ( )
D. 152 ( )
Answer» C. 113 ( )
25.

One of Eli Whitney’s major Contributions to American manufacturing was his idea for

A. Steam engine ( )
B. textile machinery ( )
C. the factory sysytem ( )
D. interchangable parts ( )
Answer» D. interchangable parts ( )
26.

Who sneaked the plans for a spinning machine out of England and built a factory in Rhode Island?

A. Eli Whitney ( )
B. Robert Fulton ( )
C. Samuel Slater ( )
D. Samuel Morse ( )
Answer» C. Samuel Slater ( )
27.

The invention and the use of machines was actually stimulated by a shortage of

A. Labour ( )
B. capital ( )
C. raw materials ( )
D. trading ships ( )
Answer» A. Labour ( )
28.

The Erie Canal connected

A. Buffalo and Rochester ( )
B. Albany and Buffalo ( )
C. Rochester and Albany ( )
D. Buffalo and Pittsburg ( )
Answer» B. Albany and Buffalo ( )
29.

Americans owed their ability to travel upstream to an invention by

A. Eli Whitney ( )
B. Robert Fulton ( )
C. Samuel Slater ( )
D. Robert Fulton ( )
Answer» D. Robert Fulton ( )
30.

The development of steamboats, which made it economically feasible to bring products from the interior to market,

A. led to a sharp decline in canal building ( )
B. hindered the development of railroads in the South and West ( )
C. Brought the West into the national economy ( )
D. led to a decline in the port cities of the Northeast ( )
Answer» C. Brought the West into the national economy ( )
31.

Which invention is incorectly paired?

A. Eli Whitney - Cotton Gin ( )
B. Robert Fulton - Steamboat ( )
C. Samuel Morse - Telephone ( )
D. Samuel Colt - Revolver ( )
Answer» C. Samuel Morse - Telephone ( )
32.

What was the immediate impact of the Cotton Gin in America?

A. It made cotton more profitable ( )
B. It drove planters out of business ( )
C. It made the land more fertile ( )
D. It made slavery unprofitable ( )
Answer» A. It made cotton more profitable ( )
33.

Jane Austin was among those novelists who reflected the middle-class belief in

A. the importance of the home as the setting for a rewarding family life.
B. entrepreneurship.
C. the problem of bureaucracy within the established church.
D. a women's obligation to work outside the home.
Answer» A. the importance of the home as the setting for a rewarding family life.
34.

Visiting a doctor in the 1850s was a risky affair; often, their remedies for diseases caused more harm than good for the patients. Out of all the following commonly-prescribed early nineteenth-century treatments, which is the only one that was NOT generally harmful to the patient?

A. taking the waters
B. the drug Laudanum
C. bloodletting
D. laxative purges
Answer» A. taking the waters
35.

During the industrial revolution, a new type of family arose among the middle class in Europe. Which of the following is a characteristic of the new middle-class family?

A. a great number of children
B. a stress on social status rather than love in marriage
C. a belief that the home should be a haven
D. a distaste for material possessions
Answer» C. a belief that the home should be a haven
36.

Some of the continental European governments tried to catch up to British industrialization by means of all of the following methods EXCEPT

A. enacting protective tariffs.
B. subsidizing new industries.
C. buying out entire British industries.
D. eliminating internal tariffs, as the German states did in the Zollverein.
Answer» C. buying out entire British industries.
37.

Between 1780 and 1850, the European population

A. ballooned from 175 million to 266 million.
B. declined from 266 million to 175 million.
C. experienced rising mortality rates.
D. became more homogenized in terms of economic class.
Answer» A. ballooned from 175 million to 266 million.
38.

The major type of workers' organization that helped factory laborers to develop a sense of class consciousness during the industrial revolution was the

A. mutual aid society.
B. fraternal society.
C. guild.
D. union.
Answer» D. union.
39.

In the novel Hard Times, which of the following authors described the way industrialization was affecting the fictional settlement Coketown?

A. Frederich Engels
B. Emily Brontë
C. Charles Dickens
D. Mark Twain
Answer» C. Charles Dickens
40.

The "Bobbies," established by a law passed in 1828 by Parliament, hit the streets of London as its first modern

A. social workers.
B. police force.
C. private investigators.
D. sanitation crew.
Answer» B. police force.
Chapter: Unit 2
41.

The Revolution of 1830 in France was led by:

A. workers, artisans, students and writers
B. middle-class Jacobins
C. the nobility and the army
D. students
Answer» A. workers, artisans, students and writers
42.

The Troppau Memorandum (1820) was a:

A. territorial treaty signed by Prussia and Russia
B. treaty that partitioned Poland among the great powers
C. pledge by Russia to help Italy get rid of the Carbonari
D. pact between Austria, Russia and Prussia to aid one another to suppress one another
Answer» D. pact between Austria, Russia and Prussia to aid one another to suppress one another
43.

Which political group was not presented in the provisional government following the abdication of Louis Philippe in 1848?

A. liberals
B. socialists
C. anarchists
D. republic
Answer» A. liberals
44.

In general, the significance of the Greek war was that it:

A. helped Europe redefine its identity
B. abolished Ottoman rule in the Balkan
C. preserved an Ottoman foothold in Southeastern Europe
D. brought Serbia and Greece into a mutual alliance
Answer» A. helped Europe redefine its identity
45.

Orientalism refers to:

A. early nineteenth-century artistic and cultural developments in the Ottoman Empire
B. the heightened European interest in the east specifically Egypt
C. cultural nationalism in China and Japan
D. None of the above
Answer» B. the heightened European interest in the east specifically Egypt
46.

Napoleon was defeated in the:

A. Crimean War
B. Battle of Waterloo
C. Battle of Plassey
D. Seven Weeks’ War
Answer» B. Battle of Waterloo
47.

When was Napoleon defeated?

A. June 18, 1815
B. July 18, 1815
C. January 20, 1820
D. None of the above
Answer» A. June 18, 1815
48.

After his defeat Napoleon was sent for exile on the rocky island of St. Helena in the:

A. South Pacific
B. Indian Ocean
C. South Atlantic
D. South China Sea
Answer» D. South China Sea
49.

Which country emerged as the most powerful continental state after the fall of Napoleon?

A. Russia
B. Prussia
C. Britain
D. Italy
Answer» A. Russia
50.

As a result of the Congress of Vienna, Poland:

A. was left as it was in 1795
B. became an independent nation
C. joined the quadruple alliance with Britain, Austria and Prussia
D. became a nominally independent kingdom ruled by Tsar Alexander
Answer» D. became a nominally independent kingdom ruled by Tsar Alexander
51.

The peace treaties crafted in Vienna in 1815 prevented a major European war until:

A. 1830
B. 1848
C. 1870
D. 1914
Answer» D. 1914
52.

The guiding principle /s of the Congress of Vienna was:

A. Balance of power
B. Principle of Legitimacy
C. both (a) & (b)
D. None of the above
Answer» C. both (a) & (b)
53.

Mostly early nineteenth-century liberals advocated:

A. Direct representation from those who owned property
B. Universal manhood suffrage
C. State intervention in the economy
D. The enfranchisement of all slaves
Answer» A. Direct representation from those who owned property
54.

Which country was not a member of the Holy Alliance?

A. Belgium
B. Britain
C. Russia
D. Prussia
Answer» A. Belgium
55.

The major political ideologies of modern times are:

A. Romanticism, classicism and radicalism
B. Conservatism, liberalism, socialism and nationalism
C. Marxism, liberalism and nationalism
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Conservatism, liberalism, socialism and nationalism
56.

Who among the following was regarded as the father of modern socialism?

A. Jeremy Bentham
B. Rousseau
C. Karl Marx
D. Montesquieu
Answer» C. Karl Marx
57.

The architect of peace and commanding figure at the Congress of Vienna was:

A. Tsar Alexander I
B. Klemens von Matternich
C. Alexis de Tocqueville
D. Sir Robert Peel
Answer» B. Klemens von Matternich
58.

German unification was completed following:

A. the Seven Weeks’ War
B. the Franco-Prussian War
C. the deliberations of the Frankfurt Assembly
D. the Danish War
Answer» B. the Franco-Prussian War
59.

Which of the following did the Second Reform Bill of 1867 not accomplish?

A. doubled the franchise
B. enfranchised skilled workers in the urban areas
C. enfranchised workers who owned property and paid poor rates in excess of 10 pounds per year
D. the redistribution of seats favouring the north over the south
Answer» C. enfranchised workers who owned property and paid poor rates in excess of 10 pounds per year
60.

If any word described Otto von Bismarck, that word was:

A. nationalist
B. liberal
C. Prussian
D. Conservative
Answer» C. Prussian
61.

As a result of the Crimean War:

A. Moldavia and Walachia were united as Romania
B. Austria and Russia were strengthened
C. Russian influence in the Balkans was weakened
D. Both a and c
Answer» D. Both a and c
62.

Cavour prepared for the first conflict between Italy and Austria by diplomatic agreements with:

A. France
B. Russia
C. Britain
D. Prussia
Answer» A. France
63.

An Italian organization named for the charcoal the obscured the faces of its members, an underground expression of opposition to the restoration done by the Congress of Vienna was:

A. Carbonari
B. Coke
C. Coaler
D. none of the above
Answer» A. Carbonari
64.

The emancipation of the Russian Serfs in 1861:

A. produced changes in the lives of the peasantry
B. led to the decline of village commune
C. did not require compensation to be paid to landowners for property they lost
D. granted legal rights to 22 million serfs
Answer» D. granted legal rights to 22 million serfs
65.

Which ethnic language and group did not play a role in the Austrian Empire?

A. Czech
B. Magyar
C. French
D. Italian
Answer» C. French
66.

The German Confederation:

A. did not include Austria and Prussia
B. included non-German territories in Poland and Hungary
C. was a loose organization of thirty-nine states
D. had real executive power
Answer» C. was a loose organization of thirty-nine states
67.

Following the Napoleonic Wars, how did Prussia reform the state:

A. military officers were promoted on the basis alone
B. the royal cadet at Berlin was modernized
C. the middle classes were encouraged to take an active role in the civil service
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
68.

Who followed the policy of Blood and Iron for national unification?

A. Otto von Bismarck
B. Garibaldi
C. Matternich
D. Napoleon
Answer» A. Otto von Bismarck
69.

According to the principles behind the Dual Monarchy:

A. Francis Joseph served as Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary
B. Austria – Hungary would have a common system of taxation and a common army
C. Internal and constitutional issues were separated
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
70.

Which one was not included in the Balkan region?

A. Croatia
B. Bosnia Harzegovina
C. Serbia
D. Spain
Answer» D. Spain
71.

Rio de la Plata / Argentina declared its independence from the Spanish imperial control in:

A. 1816
B. 1820
C. 1830
D. 1848
Answer» A. 1816
72.

When was the famous Monroe Doctrine issued?

A. 1820
B. 1823
C. 1830
D. none of the above
Answer» B. 1823
73.

‘The Wealth of Nations’ (1776) is authored by?

A. Karl Marx
B. Adam Smith
C. Jeremy Bentham
D. Martin Luther
Answer» B. Adam Smith
74.

Who among the following argued that the economy should be based on a ‘system of natural liberty’?

A. Adam Smith
B. Karl Marx
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. James Munroe
Answer» A. Adam Smith
75.

The term nation comes from the Latin verb:

A. nasci
B. natio
C. natic
D. none of the above
Answer» A. nasci
76.

Which of the following was the most significant cultural movement in the early nineteenth century?

A. Classicism
B. Enlightenment
C. Romanticism
D. none of the above
Answer» C. Romanticism
77.

Romanticism developed in the early nineteenth century as a reaction against:

A. Enlightenment
B. Scientific Revolution
C. Classicism
D. Industrial Revolution
Answer» A. Enlightenment
78.

Which of the following was a nineteenth century system of thought and a response in large measure to the visible problems ushered in by industrialization?

A. Capitalism
B. Liberalism
C. Socialism
D. Federalism
Answer» C. Socialism
79.

Zollverein was a:

A. Diplomatic Constitution
B. Custom Union
C. Administrative Union
D. Trade Union
Answer» B. Custom Union
80.

Zollverein / custom unions was:

A. a protection policy followed by Japan
B. establishment of free trade among the German states advocated by Prussia
C. a good example of industrial advancement in Britain
D. none of the above
Answer» B. establishment of free trade among the German states advocated by Prussia
Chapter: Unit 3
81.

During the Boer War the British first insinuated:

A. firing squads
B. concentration camps
C. barbed wire
D. None of the above
Answer» B. concentration camps
82.

In general late nineteenth-century imperialism:

A. involved complete independent entrepreneurial activity by merchant and traders
B. was built entirely on trade in opium
C. gave rise new patterns of settlement and social discipline
D. was very little different from the imperialism of the past
Answer» C. gave rise new patterns of settlement and social discipline
83.

Why did the Europeans control such a small portion in Africa in the 1800s?

A. Africa had no natural resources that the Europeans needed
B. Europeans did not need new markets
C. Europeans were focused on building empires through acquisition of other European territories
D. Africa had powerful armies, rivers were hard to navigate, and Europe
Answer» C. Europeans were focused on building empires through acquisition of other European territories
84.

The Boxer Rebellion in 1900 was ferociously repressed by the forces of:

A. the United States
B. Britain, France and Italy
C. Japan, Russia and Germany
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
85.

The building of the Suez Canal resulted from the economic and political involvement in Egypt of:

A. France and Italy
B. Russia and France
C. Britain and France
D. Britain
Answer» C. Britain and France
86.

In 1905, the Russian navy was defeated by:

A. Germany
B. France
C. Japan
D. Britain
Answer» C. Japan
87.

After the French made Algeria a department:

A. all French settlers were given full rights to citizenship
B. the suffrage was given to all male residents
C. and settlers began to civilize indigenous peoples
D. none of the above
Answer» A. all French settlers were given full rights to citizenship
88.

One of the richest opium-growing areas in the world located in

A. Eastern China
B. Sumatra
C. Japan
D. North East India
Answer» D. North East India
89.

In 1900 there were only three independent African nations. Two of these were Abyssinia and Morocco. Which was the third?

A. Liberia
B. Libya
C. Union of South Africa
D. Egypt
Answer» A. Liberia
90.

What was NOT a major motivating factor for the European powers in their scramble for Africa?

A. To gain prestige
B. To gain economic advantage
C. To bring civilization and Christianity to Africa
D. To gain strategic advantage
Answer» C. To bring civilization and Christianity to Africa
91.

The “white man’s burden” was notorious concept popularized by:

A. Rudyard Kipling
B. Karl Pearson
C. Cecil Rhodes
D. Joseph Chamberlain
Answer» A. Rudyard Kipling
92.

Christian missionaries in India wanted to:

A. westernize India
B. defer to local culture
C. replace blind superstition
D. all of the above
Answer» C. replace blind superstition
93.

Which of the following did not embrace “scientific racism”?

A. Hubertine Auclert
B. Francis Galton
C. John Stuart Mill
D. Houston Stewart Chamberlain
Answer» C. John Stuart Mill
94.

The London Pan-African Congress of 1900:

A. was funded and organized by the British government
B. grew out of an international tradition of anti-slavery movements
C. decided that slavery was not incompatible with European imperialist endeavors
D. never met
Answer» B. grew out of an international tradition of anti-slavery movements
95.

By 1902, what percentage of Africa had succumbed to the European “Scramble for Africa”

A. 11 percent
B. 30 Percent
C. 50 percent
D. 90 percent
Answer» D. 90 percent
96.

The conflict in which radical Christian rebels challenged the authority of the Chinese emperor was called the:

A. Sepoy Rebellion
B. Nanking Revolt
C. Boxer Rebellion
D. Taiping Rebellion
Answer» D. Taiping Rebellion
97.

A direct link between Britain, British India, and China was established by trade in:

A. Coffee
B. Spices
C. Opium
D. Sugar
Answer» C. Opium
98.

Lenin explained the new imperialism by arguing that:

A. it represented the highest stage of capitalism and was destined to collapse
B. its foundation was the ‘civilizing Mission’ of white Europeans
C. International rivalries fueled the belief that the nation of Interests were at stake
D. A race for territories was inspired by vision of Military conquest.
Answer» A. it represented the highest stage of capitalism and was destined to collapse
99.

The Dreyfus Affair:

A. was an enormous public scandal for the French government
B. created modern anti-Semitism
C. was the result of one of Zola’s anti- Semitic novels
D. was caused by the murder of Edward Drumont by a Jewish merchant
Answer» A. was an enormous public scandal for the French government
100.

The late nineteenth- century thinker who ridiculed bourgeoisie faith in Science, progress, democracy and religion was

A. Friedrich Nietzsche
B. Charles Pierce
C. William James
D. Sigmund Freud
Answer» A. Friedrich Nietzsche
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