The correct answer is A) false.
It is false that both, the Crystal Palace and Hard Times, offered a tribute to the progress resulting from the Industrial Revolution.
"Hard Times" was a novel written by Charles DIckens in 1854. It refers to the difficult economic conditions of the British society in times of the Industrial Revolution, using satire to entertain the reader.
The Crystal Palace was built in 1851 to host the Great Exhibition in London. It as built of iron and sheet glass. It was designed by Joseph Plaxton and exhibited many new technologies that were used during the Industrial Revolution.