The term “Luddites” refers to:
a) Skilled artisans
b) Factory owners
c) Labor union leaders
d) Workers who opposed machinery
Answer: d) Workers who opposed machinery
Factory laborers during the Industrial Revolution often faced:
a) Short working hours
b) High wages
c) Safe working conditions
d) Long hours and harsh conditions
Answer: d) Long hours and harsh conditions
The “Combination Acts” of 1799 and 1800 were aimed at:
a) Promoting trade unions
b) Improving factory safety
c) Encouraging child labor
d) Restricting trade unions
Answer: d) Restricting trade unions
Factory workers during the Industrial Revolution often lived in:
a) Spacious cottages
b) Rural areas
c) Comfortable apartments
d) Crowded and unsanitary tenements
Answer: d) Crowded and unsanitary tenements
The “Factory Acts” were introduced to:
a) Promote child labor
b) Improve working conditions and protect laborers
c) Encourage longer working hours
d) Eliminate trade unions
Answer: b) Improve working conditions and protect laborers
The majority of early factory workers were:
a) Skilled artisans
b) Children
c) Women
d) Men
Answer: c) Women
What was a common health concern for factory workers during the Industrial Revolution?
a) Clean water supply
b) Adequate housing
c) Malnutrition and disease
d) Regular medical checkups
Answer: c) Malnutrition and disease
The “Sadler Report” highlighted:
a) The success of factory owners
b) Improved working conditions
c) The harsh conditions of child laborers
d) Factory innovations
Answer: c) The harsh conditions of child laborers
Factory laborers often faced long working hours, with shifts lasting up to:
a) 4 hours per day
b) 8 hours per day
c) 12 hours per day
d) 16 hours per day
Answer: d) 16 hours per day
The “Cholera Epidemic” highlighted the need for:
a) Improved factory machinery
b) Cleaner water and sanitation
c) Longer working hours
d) Child labor regulations
Answer: b) Cleaner water and sanitation
The term “pauper apprentices” refers to children who were:
a) Skilled artisans
b) Orphaned factory owners
c) Apprentices with wealthy families
d) Apprentices from workhouses
Answer: d) Apprentices from workhouses
The “Factory System” led to the concentration of laborers in:
a) Small rural villages
b) Cottage industries
c) Large urban areas
d) Agricultural communities
Answer: c) Large urban areas
Factory owners preferred to hire women and children because they could be paid:
a) Higher wages than men
b) The same wages as men
c) Lower wages than men
d) In-kind payments
Answer: c) Lower wages than men
The “Miners’ Safety Lamp,” invented by Humphry Davy, was designed to prevent:
a) Factory fires
b) Industrial pollution
c) Worker strikes
d) Coal mine explosions
Answer: d) Coal mine explosions
The “Ten Hours Act” of 1847 aimed to regulate:
a) Factory ownership
b) Child labor
c) Working hours for women and children
d) Factory innovations
Answer: c) Working hours for women and children
The “Riot Act” was a law enacted to:
a) Promote labor unions
b) Protect factory owners
c) Suppress protests and riots
d) Encourage child labor
Answer: c) Suppress protests and riots
Factory workers often organized themselves into:
a) Political parties
b) Agricultural communities
c) Labor unions
d) Aristocratic societies
Answer: c) Labor unions
The “Factory Inspectors” were appointed to:
a) Ensure factory owners’ profits
b) Oversee child labor
c) Promote factory expansion
d) Discourage trade unions
Answer: b) Oversee child labor
The “Mines Act” of 1842 prohibited:
a) Factory workers from organizing
b) Factory owners from expanding
c) Women and children from working in mines
d) Men from working in mines
Answer: c) Women and children from working in mines
Factory workers often faced hazardous conditions, including exposure to:
a) Fresh air and sunlight
b) Clean water
c) Toxic chemicals and pollutants
d) Comfortable resting areas
Answer: c) Toxic chemicals and pollutants
The “Factory Act” of 1833 introduced regulations regarding the employment of:
a) Skilled artisans
b) Men only
c) Women and children
d) Factory owners
Answer: c) Women and children
The “Machinery Question” referred to debates over:
a) The benefits of factory machinery
b) The role of machinery in agriculture
c) The impact of machinery on laborers’ lives
d) Factory owners’ profits
Answer: c) The impact of machinery on laborers’ lives
Factory workers often engaged in strikes to demand:
a) Longer working hours
b) Lower wages
c) Better working conditions and wages
d) Reduced factory regulations
Answer: c) Better working conditions and wages
The “Truck System” involved:
a) Factory workers forming unions
b) Factory owners providing better amenities
c) Factory owners paying wages in the form of goods
d) The government regulating factory conditions
Answer: c) Factory owners paying wages in the form of goods
Factory workers were often subjected to strict:
a) Holidays and paid leaves
b) Regulations protecting their rights
c) Working hours and discipline
d) Health and safety measures
Answer: c) Working hours and discipline
The “Grand National Consolidated Trades Union” aimed to:
a) Promote factory owners’ interests
b) Regulate working hours for men
c) Unite various trade unions for workers’ rights
d) Support government policies
Answer: c) Unite various trade unions for workers’ rights
The term “suffrage” refers to the right to:
a) Form labor unions
b) Own factories
c) Vote in elections
d) Work in factories
Answer: c) Vote in elections
Factory workers often faced:
a) Generous vacation time
b) Supportive factory owners
c) Limited job security
d) High social status
Answer: c) Limited job security
The “Tolpuddle Martyrs” were a group of:
a) Factory owners
b) Labor union leaders
c) Skilled artisans
d) Agricultural laborers
Answer: d) Agricultural laborers
The “Gagging Acts” were aimed at restricting:
a) Factory machinery
b) Child labor
c) Labor union activities
d) Factory inspections
Answer: c) Labor union activities
Factory workers often used collective bargaining to:
a) Increase factory profits
b) Demand higher wages and better conditions
c) Exploit child labor
d) Avoid working on weekends
Answer: b) Demand higher wages and better conditions
The “People’s Charter” advocated for:
a) Factory expansions
b) Factory inspections
c) Labor union disbandment
d) Political reforms and workers’ rights
Answer: d) Political reforms and workers’ rights
Factory laborers often formed organizations called “friendly societies” to provide:
a) Job opportunities for children
b) Access to factory machinery
c) Social support and financial assistance
d) Education for factory workers
Answer: c) Social support and financial assistance
The “Trade Union Act” of 1824 legalized:
a) Child labor
b) Factory ownership
c) Labor unions
d) Factory inspections
Answer: c) Labor unions
Factory workers often faced:
a) High wages and job security
b) Supportive factory owners
c) Child labor restrictions
d) Poor wages and dangerous conditions
Answer: d) Poor wages and dangerous conditions
The “Socialism Movement” emerged partly in response to the:
a) Prosperity of factory owners
b) Strong influence of aristocrats
c) Poor living conditions and exploitation of laborers
d) Widespread use of machinery
Answer: c) Poor living conditions and exploitation of laborers
Factory workers often faced limited access to:
a) Education and healthcare
b) Luxury goods
c) Political power
d) Factory machinery
Answer: a) Education and healthcare
The “Rural-Urban Migration” refers to the movement of people from:
a) Urban areas to rural areas
b) Factory to factory
c) Rural areas to urban areas
d) Country to country
Answer: c) Rural areas to urban areas
Factory workers often joined labor unions to:
a) Promote factory expansion
b) Increase child labor
c) Lobby for higher taxes
d) Advocate for better working conditions and wages
Answer: d) Advocate for better working conditions and wages
The “New Model Unions” sought to:
a) Maintain the status quo
b) Disband labor unions
c) Reform and modernize labor unions
d) Support aristocratic interests
Answer: c) Reform and modernize labor unions
Factory workers often experienced:
a) High social status
b) Wealthy lifestyles
c) Limited political influence
d) Long vacations
Answer: c) Limited political influence
The “Chartist Movement” aimed to achieve political reforms through:
a) Violent protests
b) Factory inspections
c) Trade unions
d) Petitions and protests
Answer: d) Petitions and protests
Factory laborers often struggled to achieve:
a) Comfortable working conditions
b) Higher wages
c) Child labor regulations
d) Shorter working hours
Answer: b) Higher wages
The “Bread Riots” were a result of:
a) Abundant food supply
b) Factory innovations
c) Food scarcity and high prices
d) Government support for labor unions
Answer: c) Food scarcity and high prices
Factory workers often faced:
a) Access to quality education
b) Clean and spacious housing
c) Lack of representation and political power
d) Supportive factory owners
Answer: c) Lack of representation and political power
The “Friendly Societies” aimed to provide factory workers with:
a) Access to political power
b) Higher wages
c) Social support and financial assistance
d) Inexpensive factory machinery
Answer: c) Social support and financial assistance
Factory workers often demanded:
a) Shorter working hours
b) Fewer safety regulations
c) Higher taxes
d) Longer vacations
Answer: a) Shorter working hours
The “Rural-Urban Migration” contributed to the growth of:
a) Cottage industries
b) Agriculture
c) Rural communities
d) Urban areas and factory towns
Answer: d) Urban areas and factory towns
Factory workers often faced challenges in accessing:
a) Child labor opportunities
b) Health and safety regulations
c) Labor union membership
d) Adequate housing and sanitation
Answer: d) Adequate housing and sanitation
The “Utopian Socialists” envisioned:
a) A world without factories
b) A classless society with improved working conditions
c) A return to agrarian lifestyles
d) Elimination of labor unions
Answer: b) A classless society with improved working conditions
