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Quiz for Sources for Western Society, Chapter 20

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1. At the most basic level, why did Malthus believe that unchecked population growth would inevitably lead to famine (see Document 20-1)?

Because God willed it to happen

Because population growth leads to unemployment and general idleness

Because populations grow faster than the ability of humans to increase their food supply

Because as populations grow, their individual members grow weaker

Correct. The answer is c. Malthus believed that population growth was geometrical and productivity growth linear, setting up an inevitable pattern in which population would outstrip the food supply.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Malthus believed that population growth was geometrical and productivity growth linear, setting up an inevitable pattern in which population would outstrip the food supply.

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2. In Engels’ view (see Document 20-2), all of the negative aspects of working-class Manchester were a direct result of

the immorality of the working classes.

industrialization.

centuries of misgovernment.

rural habits and traditions.

Correct. The answer is b. Engels claimed that everything in Manchester that “arouses horror and indignation” was of recent origin and a manifestation of the “industrial epoch.”

Incorrect. The answer is b. Engels claimed that everything in Manchester that “arouses horror and indignation” was of recent origin and a manifestation of the “industrial epoch.”

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3. The 1844 rules for a Berlin factory (see Document 20-3)

demonstrated the management’s concern for the general welfare of its workforce.

recognized the right of workers to form a union.

encouraged workers to inform on their fellow workers who broke the rules.

defined the length of a normal working day as eight hours.

Correct. The answer is c. Workers who withheld information about rule breakers were to be punished, while those that informed on them were to be rewarded.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Workers who withheld information about rule breakers were to be punished, while those that informed on them were to be rewarded.

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4. The Yorkshire textile workers’ threat (see Document 20-4) suggested that the workers saw themselves as

peaceful demonstrators.

outlaws and criminals.

similar to the revolutionaries who toppled the French monarchy.

true supporters of the British monarchy.

Correct. The answer is c. By suggesting that they expected help from Napoleon in “shaking off the Yoke of the Rottenest, wickedest, and most Tyrannical Government that ever existed,” the workers cast themselves as revolutionaries in the mold of the French sans-culotte.

Incorrect. The answer is c. By suggesting that they expected help from Napoleon in “shaking off the Yoke of the Rottenest, wickedest, and most Tyrannical Government that ever existed,” the workers cast themselves as revolutionaries in the mold of the French sans-culotte.

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5. In Robert Owen’s view (see Document 20-5), what was most important in shaping the character of a person?

Education and environment

Genetic inheritance

Innate personal traits

Social class

Correct. The answer is a. By emphasizing the notion that the poor had been “trained” and “instructed” to behave as they did, Owen implied that the external forces of education and environment were most responsible for their collective character.

Incorrect. The answer is a. By emphasizing the notion that the poor had been “trained” and “instructed” to behave as they did, Owen implied that the external forces of education and environment were most responsible for their collective character.

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6. At the time the 1842 image of children working in a French textile factory was created (see Document 20-6), the number of children employed in industry

was on the rise.

had leveled off.

was in rapid decline.

was skyrocketing.

Correct. The answer is c. After 1833, in the wake of the passage of child labor laws, the number of children employed in industry declined rapidly.

Incorrect. The answer is c. After 1833, in the wake of the passage of child labor laws, the number of children employed in industry declined rapidly.