PRACTICE TOPIC 8 Industrial Revolution

What was the primary purpose of the Enclosure Movement in agriculture?

• To increase the number of small farms

• To increase farm outputs through larger, more easily cultivated fields

• To decrease the use of farm machinery

• To promote communal farming

Which invention revolutionized industry and transportation during the Industrial Revolution?

• The camera

• The steam engine

• The internal combustion engine

• The electric motor

Which country broke Britain's monopoly on industrial technology?

• France

• Germany

• Belgium

• Italy

What was a common living condition for workers in industrial cities?

• Luxurious apartments

• Spacious houses

• Tenements

• Rural cottages

Who is associated with the economic theory of capitalism?

• Karl Marx

• Robert Owen

• Adam Smith

• David Ricardo

What did David Ricardo's "Iron Law of Wages" claim about the poor?

• They would become wealthy through hard work

• They had little chance to escape poverty

• They would benefit from government intervention

• They would always have high wages

Which religious movement was associated with the working class during the Industrial Revolution?

• Methodism

• Catholicism

• Protestantism

• Buddhism

Who identified the bacterium that causes tuberculosis?

• Louis Pasteur

• Robert Koch

• Alexander Fleming

• Edward Jenner

Which economic theory is associated with Robert Owen?

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Communism

• Mercantilism

What is the key idea of communism as proposed by Karl Marx?

• A classless society where means of production are owned in common for the good of all

• A society where the government owns all businesses

• A society where private individuals own all means of production

• A society with a strong monarchy