Assignments

Module Quiz

1. Between 1871 and 1914, the number of European cities with populations above one million increased:

1. From 0 to 1

2. From 1 to 20

3. From 4 to 9

4. From 20 to 50

2. By 1850, what proportion of the English adult male population was engaged in industrial production:

1. 25%

2. 50%

3. 75%

4. 100%

3. In nineteenth-century Paris, as in other European cities experiencing rapid industrialization, working people were concentrated in "slums" located:

1. In the center of the city.

2. In suburbs extending away from cities.

3. In palaces such as Versailles.

4. All of above.

4. Which of the authors of excerpts in the Evidence section assigned the greatest moral and spiritual significance to elements of nature, such as meadows, mountains, the ocean, and the sky?

1. William Wordsworth

2. Charles Dickens

3. Alexis de Tocqueville

4. All of the above

5. Which of the following statements best characterizes the perspective of the cartoon with this caption:

Caption:
Back to the farm. Old Farmer Worsell (who is experimenting with unemployed from London): "Now then, young feller, 'ow long are you goin' to be with that 'ere milk?" Young feller: "I caunt 'elp it, Guv'nor. I bin watchin' 'er 'arf an hour, and she ain't laid any yit!"

1. City people knew more than rural people about animals.

2. Rural people knew more than city people about animals.

3. Animals were smarter than people.

4. People were smarter than animals.

6. The cartoon, "The Smells," is most similar to the critique of urbanization and industrialization by which of the following:

1. William Wordsworth

2. Charles Dickens

3. Elizabeth Gaskell

4. Alexis de Tocqueville

7. Which of the following statements best characterizes the cartoon's perspective on the relationship between industrial products and the natural world:

Caption:
Old Farmer Jones (who has been to local cattle-show, and seen a horseless carriage for the first time): "Mosher carsh may be all very well — (hic!) — but they can't find 'er way home by 'ermshelves!"

1. People could rely on automobiles just as they relied on horses.

2. People could never rely on automobiles as they relied on horses.

3. None of the above.

8. Which of the following statements best characterizes the perspective of these two cartoons on the relationship between industrial products and the natural world?

Caption: Breaking it gently. Passer-by: "Is that your pork down there on the road, guv'nor?" Farmer: "Pork! What d'ye mean? There's a pig o' mine out there." Passer-by: "Ah, but there's a motor-car just been by."

Caption: The retort courteous. Motorist (cheer-fully, to fellow guest in house party): "What luck? Killed anything?" Angler (bitterly): "No. Have you?"

1. Automobiles made the roads safer for animals and people.

2. Automobiles made the roads more dangerous for animals and people.

3. None of the above.

9. Which of the following statements best characterizes the following cartoon's perspective on the relationship between industrial products and the natural world:

Caption:
The Rival Forces
Scene: Lovely Yorkshire Moor. Miles from anywhere. Passing horse-dealer (who has been asked for a tow by owners of broken-down motor-car): "Is it easy to pull?" Motorist: "Oh, yes. Very light indeed." Horse-dealer: "Then supposin' you pull it yourselves!" (Drives off)

1. Automobiles could potentially take the place of horses.

2. Automobiles would never take the place of horses.

3. None of the above.

10. Which of the following statements best characterizes the following cartoon's perspective on the relationship between industrial products and the natural world:

Caption:
To Protect the Poor Motorist. It has been suggested that animals on our roads at night should carry lights.

1. Humans and animals should resist the spread of automobile transportation.

2. Humans and animals should adapt to the spread of automobile transportation.

3. Humans and animals would be unaffected by the spread of automobile transportation.

4. All of the above.