Quiz for Source 17.2: Experiencing the Early Industrial Revolution

1. Question 17.5

   Which of the following best characterizes Engels’s purpose in writing this account of Manchester?
   

   Which of the following best characterizes Engels’s purpose in writing this account of Manchester?

   A.

   To provide an overview of the city and its neighborhoods

   B.

   To make the case that it was population growth, not industrialization, that damaged the environment in Manchester

   C.

   To hold up Manchester as a model for other industrializing cities

   D.

   To highlight the living conditions of factory workers

2. Question 17.6

   What struck Engels about the cityscape of Manchester?
   

   What struck Engels about the cityscape of Manchester?

   A.

   Rich and poor alike lived in squalid conditions.

   B.

   The rich and poor lived in the same courts or courtyards in the Old Town of Manchester.

   C.

   The poor lived miles from the town center where the factories were located.

   D.

   Working-class and middle-class quarters were distinctly separated.

3. Question 17.7

   What can one infer from Engels’s account?
   

   What can one infer from Engels’s account?

   A.

   The problem of sewage and the disposal of garbage was a serious issue.

   B.

   The rich and poor lived in the same neighborhoods, often sharing a court or courtyard.

   C.

   Factory workers found it hard to find jobs.

   D.

   Strict controls on tanneries had significantly reduced pollution levels in Manchester.

4. Question 17.8

   What does Engels’s account disclose that was not revealed in the parliamentary testimonies in Source 17.1: The Experience of an English Factory Worker?
   

   What does Engels’s account disclose that was not revealed in the parliamentary testimonies in Source 17.1: The Experience of an English Factory Worker?

   A.

   The long working hours in the factories

   B.

   The environmental damage to rivers in industrial cities

   C.

   The role of the police in segregating the poor from the rich

   D.

   The large amounts of capital tied up in factories and machinery