TOPIC 47

When did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• 17th century

• 18th century

• 20th century

• 19th century

What changes occurred in agriculture during the Industrial Revolution?

• Greater crop yield

• Increased coal production

• Increased export of manufactured goods

• Increased number of ports in the west

Who were the inventors who improved the spinning of cotton?

• Hargreaves and Arkwright

• Einstein and Tesla

• Watt and Faraday

• Newton and Darwin

What type of engine allowed spinning factories to be located anywhere?

• Steam engine

• Water engine

• Wind engine

• Gasoline engine

What transportation system was built in the 1750s?

• Air transport system

• Maritime transport system

• Railway system

• Toll system

What was the effect of the toll system on travel time?

• It shortened it

• It lengthened it

• It had no effect

• It doubled it

What type of literature predominated during the Industrial Revolution?

• Futurist

• Gothic

• Realist

• Romantic

Who was considered the greatest writer during the Victorian period?

• Charles Dickens

• William Wordsworth

• Thomas Carlyle

• Rebecca Harding Davis

What year did the publication of 'The Pickwick Papers' begin?

• 1845

• 1836

• 1850

• 1860

Which of Dickens' novels deals with the situation of children in a cruel society?

• Oliver Twist

• Bleak House

• A Tale of Two Cities

• Great Expectations