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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Another Rockefeller program in the South is to eradicate what?
(a) Rabies.
(b) Ringworm.
(c) Whooping cough.
(d) Hookworm.

2. After a sheltered childhood, what does Junior crave?
(a) Involvement in helping social problems.
(b) Responsibility.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Adventure.

3. Who is in charge of the project?
(a) Senior.
(b) Frank.
(c) Junior.
(d) William.

4. As Senior becomes more reclusive, the limelight shifts to Junior and focuses on the wealth he will inherit. Does Junior like the limelight?
(a) No.
(b) Only at first.
(c) Only much later in life.
(d) Yes.

5. On October 9, 1901 what does Junior do?
(a) He marries Abby.
(b) He meets Abby.
(c) His first child is born.
(d) He graduates from Harvard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Even Frank Rockefeller volunteers as a source. Why?

2. Union organizers are trying to form a union and the companies bring in what?

3. Junior enters Brown University in what year?

4. Trust funds of ____ million each were established for Edith and Alta.

5. In 1907, John D. buys Roger's shares of what stock?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the federal antitrust suit filed in Missouri.

2. What is the Elkins Act? What is the purpose of a new cabinet department with a Bureau of Corporations? How does Standard Oil feel about this bureau?

3. What happens regarding a shift in the limelight from Senior to Junior?

4. What problems exist in Senior's life by 1903?

5. Describe the Rockefeller family's involvement in banking.

6. What is public sentiment regarding trusts by the mid-1890s? What happens in 1897?

7. What happens after the assassination of McKinley?

8. What happens when the Ohio Attorney General reading a book about trusts which includes a copy of Standard Oil's trust deed indicating that control of the Ohio company has been transferred out of state, in violation of its Ohio charter.

9. By 1891, what is John D. doing regarding Flagler?

10. Describe the investigation of Standard Oil by the Bureau of Corporations.

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