Factory System
Test Quiz
1. Before the factory system, where were most goods manufactured?
a. In homes and workshops
b. Overseas
c. By the government
d. In mines
e. China
2. Why did machinery make factories necessary?
a. It was expensive
b. It took many workers to run
c. It was large
d. It needed power
e. All of the above
3. What characteristic of the factory system caused workers to come together in the same building?
a. Centralized workspace
b. Division of labor
c. Unskilled workers
d. Standardized parts
e.
4. What characteristic of the factory system needed each part to be built to the same measurements?
a. Centralized workspace
b. Division of labor
c. Unskilled workers
d. Standardized parts
e.
5. True or False: Many early factories had dangerous working conditions.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
6. What characteristic of the factory system enabled each worker to perform a simple repeated task?
a. Centralized workspace
b. Division of labor
c. Unskilled workers
d. Standardized parts
e.
7. Where did people begin to move during the Industrial Revolution in order to work in factories?
a. Country
b. Farms
c. Cities
d. Small Islands
e. Rural areas
8. Why did many factories hire women and children?
a. Because they were strong
b. Most women were highly educated
c. To help out the poor
d. They would work for low pay
e. Because men were lazy
9. True or False: Many factory workers lived in dormitories at the factories.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
10. The factory system allowed business owners to hire what type of worker at a low wage?
a. Experienced
b. Highly trained
c. Unskilled
d. Educated
e.
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