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1. From the inventions listed below choose those which facilitate life in a nineteenth-century industrial city:
a. Gas lanterns.
b. Central heating.
c. Horse trams.
d. Electric trams.
e. Sewerage system.
f. Cars.
g. Automatic washing machine.



2. Which social group includes an owner of a family workshop in Warsaw that produce and sale (by retail) wicker baskets (choose only one answer):
a. Bourgeoisie.
b. Petite bourgeoisie (lower middle class).
c. Intelligentsia.
d. The Proletariat.



3. From entries listed below, choose those that refer to the position of women in nineteenth-century urban society:
a. Having a full voting rights.
b. Ability of being employed.
c. Equal access to managerial positions.
d. Equal treatment of men in terms of duties and wages.



1. In context of the presented movie. Mechanization of production is a threat to workers because:
a. Facilitates the work, resulting in more lazy factory workers.
b. Wide introduction of machinery in the production lines reduces the number of positions and increases unemployment rate among workers.
c. Use of machines by unskilled workers may be the cause of accidents at work.
d. Mechanization of production worsens the quality of products.



2. From entries listed below, choose those that refer to occupational safety of workers in nineteenth-century factories:
a. Factory inspectors that supervise safety of workers.
b. Compensation for the families of workers killed in work accidents.
c. Labour safety in a factory controlled only by its owner.
d. Lack of (disability) pensions for workers that have been permanently injured during work.



1. The following postulates determine the policy of the socialist German Social Democratic Party and the Polish Socialist Party (but also current left-wing parties):
a. Equal rights of all citizens regardless of sex, origins, and religion.
b. Introduction of religion lessons to schools.
c. Wide social legislation.
d. Gender equality in all aspects of life.
e. Protection of national and religious values.



2. In the nineteenth century, the attitude of European governments to socialist political groups was:
a. Hostile – they were considered organizations energizing social tensions.
b. Dependent on the country and the current situation on the internal political scene.
c. Friendly – their views were considered legitimate.



3. Support for the labour parties, in the nineteenth-century cities, came primarily from representatives of:
a. Bourgeoisie – factory owners noticed the problems and the difficult situation of workers and felt the need to fight for their rights.
b. The nobility – they sympathized with the workers' struggle for political equality.
c. Part of intelligentsia – Representatives of this group sometimes took a lead of labour parties and conducted educational activities in this environment.
d. Part of petite bourgeoisie (lower middle class) – some of the problems the workers were also part of their daily lives .