Revolutions of Industrialization, 1750

Chapter 17: Considering the Evidence Visual Sources Quiz

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1. Which of the following best describes the audience who came to see the machinery in “The Machinery Department of the Crystal Palace” (Visual Source 17.1)?

It was primarily a working class audience made up of those who used the machinery.

It was primarily an audience of foreigners.

It was primarily a middle class audience.

It was primarily a male audience.

Correct. The answer is c. Their dress distinguishes them as middle class and perhaps as members of the industrial bourgeoisie classes which were the chief beneficiaries of the Industrial Revolution.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Their dress distinguishes them as middle class and perhaps as members of the industrial bourgeoisie classes which were the chief beneficiaries of the Industrial Revolution.

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2. What does the “The Railroad as a Symbol of the industrial Era” (Visual Source 17.2) and “The Machinery Department of the Crystal Palace” (Visual Source 17.1) have in common?

They both depict the working classes partaking in leisure time activities.

They both present the industrial revolution in an ambivalent way.

They both depict the middle class practice of segregating men and women.

They both depict leisure time activities for the middle class.

Correct. The answer is d. Both depict middle class people in leisure time activities, with Visual Source 17.2 representing a family returning from vacation while Visual Source 17.1 depicts men and women taking in an exhibition.

Incorrect. The answer is d. Both depict middle class people in leisure time activities, with Visual Source 17.2 representing a family returning from vacation while Visual Source 17.1 depicts men and women taking in an exhibition.

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3. Which visual source in “Art and the Industrial Revolution” offers the most positive depiction of working class life?

“The Railroad as a Symbol of the industrial Era” (Visual Source 17.2)

“Outside the Factory” (Visual Source 17.3)

“Inside the Factory” (Visual Source 17.4)

“John Leech, Capital and Labor” (Visual Source 17.5)

Correct. The answer is b. In Eyre Crowe's painting working class women relax during their lunch break.

Incorrect. The answer is b. In Eyre Crowe's painting working class women relax during their lunch break.

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4. How does “Inside the Factory” (Visual Source 17.4) differ from the other visual sources in Art and the Industrial Revolution?

It is the only visual source which is a photograph.

It is the only visual source to depict the difficult working lives of the working class.

It is the only visual source to depict working class women.

It is the only visual source to depict the machinery that workers operated in factories.

Correct. The answer is a. This is the only visual source that was created using the relatively new technology of photography.]]

Incorrect. The answer is a. Inside the Factory is the only visual source that was created using the relatively new technology of photography.

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5. Which image most explicitly advances the theme that the leisure, wealth and luxury of the rich are made possible by the labor, suffering and deprivation of the poor?

“The Machinery Department of the Crystal Palace” (Visual Source 17.1)

“The Railroad as a Symbol of the industrial Era” (Visual Source 17.2)

“Inside the Factory” (Visual Source 17.4)

“John Leech, Capital and Labor” (Visual Source 17.5)

Correct. The answer is d. The “John Leech, Capital and Labor” cartoon from Punch magazine uses satire to make this point.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The “John Leech, Capital and Labor” cartoon from Punch magazine uses satire to make this point.

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