AP CHAPTER 15 TESTBANK 2014 KEY
1. In preindustrial Europe, the economy of a
household that developed on farms, in artisans’
workshops, and in small merchants’ shops, and was
known as the
Domestic economy
Private economy
Merchant economy
Household economy
Family economy
2.The enclosure movment is best assessed by which
of the following statements?
a. A peasant movement demanding special
courts for nobles who were accused of fur
collar crime
b. A set of naval maneuvers perfected by Sir
Francis Drake
c. A set of military fortifications separating
Alsace Lorraine from Germanic lands
d. A set of rules governing trade between the
Germanic states involved in the Zollverien
e. The slow movement away from the open
field system as the nobility fenced in their
land and moved the peasants off of it.
3.All of the following were causes of explosive
growth in the population of Euroipe during the 18h
century EXCEPT
Disappearance of the plague
Improvement in sanitation
Better nutrition
Fewer deaths
Immigration from North America
4."The pasturing stock is allowed in peace to eat up
the food on the he pastures to its utmost limits, thus
the stock returns more ample profit to the farmer.
In managing arable lands, the farmer derives other
solid advantages, such as security against trespass
and adoption of correct crop rotation."
The eighteenth-century British quotation above is a
justification for which of the following?
a. Enclosure of common lands
b. Strip farming
c. Sharecropping
d. Collectivization
e. Terracing
5.The system of cottage manufacture (or the
"putting-out" system) originated, in part, as a way
for entrepreneurs to avoid:
(A) capitalism
(B) guild regulations
(C) church tithes
(D) child labor laws
(E) mercantilistic export restrictions
6.The enclosure movement in eighteenth-century
England did which of the following?
(A) Provided cheap housing for the rural poor.
(B) Secured the nation's coastal defenses.
(C) Initiated a program of church-building
throughout the country.
(D) Encouraged the development of market
oriented agricultural production.
(E) Barred Roman Catholic heirs from the throne.
7.Which of the following best describes the enclosure movement?
(A)
A system of high tariffs erected by Philip II
of Spain
(B)
A military maneuver developed by Henry V
of England
(C)
The fencing of common farmland in England
for private use
(D)
A network of improved roads and bridges
(E)
The erection of a fortified line between
France and Germany
8.The enclosure movement in Britain was most
directly a result of
a. The development of the manorial system
b. The failure of merchantislism
c. The collectivization of agriculture
d. The development of the Bessemer process
e. The development of market-oriented
agriculture
9.The cottage industry or putting-out system that
had dramatic effect on European economic and
social life in the 18th century primarily produced
a. Steel
b. Iron
c. Cotton
d. Guns
e. Textiles
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10.The putting out system
a. Created the urban craft industry
b. Reduced rural poverty
c. Eliminated the need for merchant
capitalists
d. Destroyed cottage industry
e. Replaced factory manufacturing
15. The Industrial Revolution was partially
responsible for all of the following
developments in Great Britain EXCEPT
(A) an increase in the mobility of the work
force
(B) the improvement of the transportation
network
(C) increased emigration to the colonies
(D) a large increase in annual national
income
(E) an increase in the number of small
landowners
11.The process in which children in their young
teens would leave their nuclear family, learn a trade,
and eventually marry and form their own
independent household is known as
a. Alienation
b. Neolocalism
c. Taille
d. Hobereaux
e. Corvees
16.Important prerequisites for Great Britain’s
industrialization in the mid-eighteenth century
included which of the following?
12.In pre-industrial Europe, the dominant concern of
married women was
a. Childrearing
b. Producing enough farm goods to ensure an
adequate food supply
c. Childbearing
d. Improving the social status of their
husbands
e. Domestic duties such as cooking, cleaning
and sowing
(A) Innovations in agricultural techniques and
increases in food production
(B) Dramatic improvements in workers’ housing in
the cities
(C) A rapid increase in the amount of gold imported
from New World colonies
(D) Rapid growth of a national system of rail transport
(E) Strong monarchical leadership and a centralized
government bureaucracy
13.Prior to the expansion of the factory system
during the Industrial Revolution, which of the
following contributed to the increase in production
of manufactured goods?
a. Importation of silk and cotton cloth from the Far
East
b. Expansion of the guild system in urban centers
c. Expansion of cottage industries in the
countryside
d. Cultivation of formerly fallow lands
e. The completion of the railway system
17.Throughout the Industrial Revolution, the country
that held the lead in innovation and industrial
production was
a. Russia
b. France
c. Germany
d. Great Britain
e. Holland
18.
Improvements associated with the
Agricultural Revolution of the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries began in
14.During the early Industrial Revolution, the
leading industry was the manufacture of
a. steel
b. textiles
c. machine tools
d. electronics
e. Chemicals
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
France and Spain
the Low Countries and Britain
Prussia and Saxony
Poland
Russia
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19. The 18th century agricultural revolution included
all of the following EXCEPT
a. Rotating crops with nitrogen-fixing plants
and root plants
b. Enclosure of common land
c. Better animal breeding practices
d. New crops, such as potatoes and turnips
e. The use of chemical fertilizers
20.The agricultural changes which took place in
England during the 1600s contributed to England’s
later industrial development by
A.
strengthening the importance of the family
farm.
B.
breaking large estates into smaller farms.
C.
encouraging city dwellers to return to
farming.
D.
producing more food with fewer workers.
21.The agricultural revolution of the late 17th and
18th centuries came about because of all of the
following EXCEPT
a. Crop rotation
b. The Enclosure Movement
c. Establishment of the open field system
d. Establishment of capitalist farming
e. Disappearance of common land
22.Which of the following factors in the breaking of
the traditional population cycle in 18th century
Europe?
the Black Death
the Hundred Years War
the development of heavy industry
the development of rural manufacturing
the advent of steam power
23.Between 1700 and 1800, Europe’s population
rose from 100-120 million people to
Almost 750 million
About 310 million
About 520 million
Almost 190 million
Almost 150 million
24.Introduced from the New World, this new
product allowed a more certain food supply in
Europe and enabled more children to survive to
adulthood and rear children of their own
Squash
Maize
Potato
Wheat
Corn
25.What industry pioneered the Industrial
Revolution?
Housing
Transportation
Textiles
Luxury goods
26.Factory production of purely cotton fabric was
made possible by the invention of the
Putting out system
Flying shuttle
Spinning jenny
Water frame
26.The Industrial revolution came first to
Britain
Spain
France
Germany
Denmark
27.In England, the first country to industrialize , the
first industry to implement machinery was
Mining
Textiles
Iron production
Ship building
Railroads
28. The early Industrial Revolution was detrimental
to skilled craftsmen primarily because
Wages went down drastically
They were forced to move to the big cities
The guilds disappeared
The new jobs were for unskilled labor
All of the above
29. An important social aspect of the early part of
the Industrial Revolution in England was the
urbanization of factory workers.
acceptance of rebellious religious groups.
removal of the class system.
development of government-funded housing and
medical care programs
30.Which was a geographic advantage for England in
the Industrial Revolution?
Coastal mountains.
Moderate climate.
Natural harbors.
Nutrient-rich soil.
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*31.All are important reasons for the Industrial
Revolution beginning in England EXCEPT
Agricultural imporvements
Increased demand for manufacture goods
Adequate transportation
Sufficient oil reserves
A banking system
32. How did the steam engine affect industrial
growth?
Goods could be transported to new markets.
It offered a more efficient source of power.
Rail transport came to replace sea transport.
It reduced pollution from oil and coal.
33.What was the main reason the population of
England nearly tripled between 1750 and 1850?
Agricultural improvements.
Better sanitation.
Increased immigration.
The smallpox vaccine
34.Which of the following was a result of the
development of rural manufacturing in the 18th
century?
The spread of capital throughout the population
A decrease in total agricultural output
The enclosure movement
Urbanization
The formation of a working class
35.Which of the following explains the rapid
development of technology in the textile industry in
the 18th century
A shortage of labor
The inter-connected nature of technical innovation
The triumph of reason over superstition
The cotton boom
The invention of the steam engine
36.Which of the following might be explained as a
result of the introduction of steam power?
The creation of the factory system
The invention of the automobile
Decreased demand for coal
An increased demand for coal
The collapse of the shipping industry
37.The incentive for the development of large factories associated with England’s early Industrial
Revolution was primarily connected with which of
the following?
The establishment of railroads
The discovery of new methods of iron production
The increasing demand for weaponry due to imperial
warfare
The mechanization of the spinning process in the
textile industry
The expansion of the canal system
38.Which of the following was most central to the
development of the early Industrial Revolution?
The replacement of iron by steel
The shift from human and animal power to
mechanical power
The substitution of unionized for independent labor
The decline of individual enterprise in favor of
cooperative efforts
The shift from coal to oil-fired forges
39.In the years between 1600 and 1750, the cities
that grew most vigorously were
Free and coastal cities
Capitals and ports
Military forts and capitals
Industrial and ecclesiastical cities
Ports and cities bordering the national line
40. From the Middle Ages through the end of the
18th century, medical manuals advised people to
Wash only parts of their bodies that were covered by
clothes
Bathe once a year
bathe every day
wash only the parts of their bodies that could be
seen in public
bathe once a week
41.The largest single group in 18th century cities
was/were
shop keepers, artisans and wage earners
the unemployed
merchants
clergy
the middle class
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42..All of the following are true of the steam engine
EXCEPT
It enabled industrialization to grow and expand into
different areas of production
Its use spread slowly because James Watt retained
exclusive patent rights until 1800
It provided the first steady and virtually unlimited
source of inanimate power
It differed from other contemporary engines in that
it was powered by burning coal
It was invented by James Watt
46.Thomas Newcomen’s pumping machine, invented
in the early 1700s, was considered a radical
innovation because
It generated electricity
It was powered by electricity
It was powered by steam
It used fine-kilned brick as a heat insulator
It was the world first prepared motion machine
43.All of the following conditions led to Great
Britain’s preeminence as a industrial leader in the
18th century except
A thriving newspaper industry regularly publicized
consumer goods
The economy benefited from consumer demand
from the North American colonies
The country’s social structure encourage lower
classes to imitate the lifestyles of their social
superiors
It lack of free trade kept supply low, which in turn
increased consumer demand
The bustling city of London exposed large number of
people to the latest in fashions and style
44.The Game Laws exemplified what aspect of 18th
century social life in Britain
A governmental willingness to overlook gambling
A nascent environmentalism
Preferential treatment for aristocrats
Fair policies for British landowners and city –
dwellers alike
Restrictive policies on aristocratic privilege
45.Which of the following was a major social effect
of the early Industrial Revolution?
New rhythms of work and leisure
Increase of the average age at first marriage
Rapid improvement in workers’ wages
Decline of children’s employment opportunities
Extensive government efforts to provide public
housing
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