Unit 10 History Quiz Abby

Who helped start the factory system with a textile invention?

• James Watt

• Richard Arkwright

• Karl Marx

• Thomas Malthus

Who improved the steam engine during the Industrial Revolution?

• Richard Arkwright

• Adam Smith

• James Watt

• Eli Whitney

Who predicted population would outgrow the food supply?

• Karl Marx

• Thomas Malthus

• Adam Smith

• David Ricardo

Who wrote The Wealth of Nations and promoted free markets?

• Adam Smith

• Karl Marx

• Richard Arkwright

• James Watt

Who co-wrote The Communist Manifesto?

• Karl Marx

• Adam Smith

• James Watt

• Thomas Malthus

Who led India’s independence movement using peaceful protest?

• Nelson Mandela

• Gandhi

• Simon Bolivar

• Toussaint L’Ouverture

What defines the factory system?

• Farming and hand tools

• Centralized machine production

• Small-scale craft shops

• Government-run mills

In Marxist theory, who are the proletariat?

• Factory owners

• Industrial workers

• Middle-class managers

• Bankers

What is a labor union?

• A political party

• A group protecting workers’ rights

• A government agency

• A business association

What is capitalism?

• Government controls business

• Private ownership and profit

• Equal wealth for all

• Barter-based trade