Economics Practice Quiz 88
10 questions · 12 minutes
Q1.What was a key benefit of proto-industrial production for rural households in the system described?
Q2.Who primarily controlled the proto-industrial system?
Q3.What was a significant outcome of the series of inventions in the eighteenth century on the production process?
Q4.Which sector was the leading force in the first phase of industrialisation in Britain up to the 1840s?
Q5.After the 1840s, which industry took the lead in Britain's industrialisation process?
Q6.What was the direct consequence of having plenty of labour in Victorian Britain?
Q7.In industries where production fluctuated with the season, what was the common preference of industrialists regarding labour?
Q8.What type of goods were machines primarily designed to produce in mid-nineteenth-century Britain?
Q9.What characteristic of market demand often favored hand labour over machines in mid-nineteenth-century Britain?
Q10.Where were machine-made goods from Victorian Britain primarily intended for?