Deck 3: Industrialization and Its Consequences

Question 1

The Industrial Revolution was accompanied by rapid rates of urbanization

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The industrial Revolution began in what country?

A) USA
B) Britain
C) Germany
D) France

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The development of the assembly line is usually attributed to Ransom E. Olds and his associates

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The service sector is also known as

A) The primary sector
B) The secondary sector
C) The tertiary sector
D) None of the above True/False Questions

Question 5

The radical transformation from craft production to industrialization happened in the late 17^th century.

Question 6

The distribution of goods and services can be done through

A) Sharing within a small group
B) The operation of a free market
C) The commands of those in positions of power
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 7

Women were rarely employed in factories during the early stages of the Industrial Revolution

Question 8

The Industrial Revolution introduced the eight-hour work day.

Question 9

Industrialization…

A) Increased unemployment rates
B) Decreased the amount of human labor that was needed for agricultural production
C) Did not cause much change in agricultural productivity
D) None of the above

Question 10

Which source of power was not employed during the Second Industrial Revolution?

A) The electric motor
B) The internal combustion engine
C) The nuclear reactor
D) The water turbine

Question 11

Most of the factory workers during the Industrial Revolution were:

A) Slaves
B) Proletarians
C) Serfs
D) None of the above

Question 12

During the early19^th-century, which source of power was developed and utilized:

A) The electric motor
B) The water turbine
C) The steam engine
D) A and C only
E) B and C only

Question 13

The Industrial Revolution led to major changes in work organization and working conditions.

Question 14

Scientific Management was mostly resisted by:

A) Workers
B) Management
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A or B

Question 15

The Luddite movement refers to:

A) Protests against the mistreatment of women and children in factories
B) Protest against low wages and poor working conditions
C) Actions of smashing machines to prevent spread of labor-replacing machines
D) B and C

Question 16

The Founder of Scientific Management was

A) Karl Marx
B) Adam Smith
C) Frederick W. Taylor
D) Friedrich Engels

Question 17

The advantages of factory-based manufacturing included

A) Utilization of a centralized power source
B) The efficient placement of machinery
C) Supervision of workers
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 18

Frederick W. Taylor used the phrase "systematic soldiering" to describe:

A) Industrial sabotage
B) The adoption of production methods that greatly improved productivity
C) The use of organizational techniques based on military models
D) The tendency of workers to do as little as possible while on the job

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true about the assembly line?

A) It improved working conditions
B) It required workers to have more advanced skills
C) The work was monotonous and boring
D) It increased production costs

Question 20

The number of employees in manufacturing has increased in both absolute and relative terms since 1950.

Question 21

In what ways did early industrialization improve living standards? In what ways did it cause deterioration in living standards?

Question 22

Why was Henry Ford considered to be a great benefactor of working men? Was it deserved?

Question 23

How did the advance of capitalism change the social relationship between owners and workers?

Question 24

In what ways did industrialization in the 19^th century result in more women joining the labor force?

Question 25

Note some of the technological advances that were crucial elements of the Industrial Revolution.

Question 26

According to the promoters of Scientific Management, why was it necessary to routinize the labor of wage workers?

Question 27

To what extent did Scientific Management fundamentally change the way that industrial work was performed?

Question 28

The adoption of electricity for industrial power made it more difficult to arrange factory equipment in a rational manner