Quiz for Source 17.3: Experiencing the Early Industrial Revolution

1. Question 17.9

   Which of the following best describes this painting?
   

   Which of the following best describes this painting?

   A.

   It was painted during opening decades of the Industrial Revolution and was intended to depict an imagined utopian world for factory workers.

   B.

   It was painted during the opening decades of the Industrial Revolution as a protest against the use of child labor when adult labor was available.

   C.

   It was painted in the 1870s and depicts factory work in a positive light.

   D.

   It was painted in the 1870s to illustrate Engels’s book on the plight of factory workers in Manchester.

2. Question 17.10

   What does this image provide evidence for?
   

   What does this image provide evidence for?

   A.

   The life of a female factory worker

   B.

   The dangers associated with working in factories

   C.

   The intense and regimented nature of factory labor

   D.

   The lower pay earned by women as compared to men

3. Question 17.11

   What prominent feature of Engels’s description of Manchester in Source 17.2 is missing from this image?
   

   What prominent feature of Engels’s description of Manchester in Source 17.2 is missing from this image?

   A.

   Filth and squalor in the streets

   B.

   The mixing of middle-class workers with factory workers

   C.

   The built-up nature of industrial cities with little greenery

   D.

   The plight of child laborers

4. Question 17.12

   What marks this painting as a positive view of industrial life?
   

   What marks this painting as a positive view of industrial life?

   A.

   It depicts the increased productivity that came with factory production.

   B.

   It depicts the drive to reduce pollution from factories.

   C.

   It depicts workers enjoying a period of rest in the working day.

   D.

   It depicts child workers being given a period of rest.