Quiz for Source 17.4: Experiencing the Early Industrial Revolution

1. Question 17.13

   Which of the following describes this source and how it was used?
   

   Which of the following describes this source and how it was used?

   A.

   It was a protest song that was sung publicly by unemployed artisans.

   B.

   It is a poem that was published in a popular working-class newspaper.

   C.

   It was a song that was sung by factory workers who mocked artisans.

   D.

   It was a poem written to rally the workers during a factory strike.

2. Question 17.14

   What has changed in the lives of these weavers?
   

   What has changed in the lives of these weavers?

   A.

   They no longer have enough work as silk weavers to support themselves.

   B.

   They have been denied relief work in the quarries by the government.

   C.

   They were working in factories, whereas now they have to open their own shops.

   D.

   They once made silk bows, but now make cheaper cotton products.

3. Question 17.15

   How might one interpret the line “He’s only a weaver that no one owns”?
   

   How might one interpret the line “He’s only a weaver that no one owns”?

   A.

   It asserts that the weavers have successfully fended off the competition to their industry by modern factories.

   B.

   It refers to the new factory work regime that defined the workday for the worker.

   C.

   It means that no one cares about the weavers who have been abandoned by society to starve.

   D.

   It refers to their independent artisanal status.

4. Question 17.16

   What distinguishes the artisans in this source from Elizabeth Bentley in Source 17.1?
   

   What distinguishes the artisans in this source from Elizabeth Bentley in Source 17.1?

   A.

   The artisans were currently employed in the private sector, while Bentley was reliant on work in government factories.

   B.

   The artisans relied on government relief work, whereas Bentley had a job in the private sector.

   C.

   The artisans lacked the skills needed to do anything other than factory work, whereas Bentley was a skilled worker.

   D.

   Bentley was prospering in the new industrial economy, while the artisans were suffering.