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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Master Builder: A Structure of Steel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Andrew dislike about the oil business that seems beyond control of management until the 1880s and Rockefeller?
(a) The instability of the economy.
(b) The fluctuation of price.
(c) The smell, messiness and waste.
(d) The destructive properties of oil.

2. Along with Shinn, they put together an effective team based on Carnegie's systematic analysis of personnel to provide performance incentives that raise __________ men through ranks to share ownership.
(a) Thirty.
(b) Forty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twenty.

3. Will is unable to catch on to new opportunities and reverts back to weaving and selling his wares on the street, which does what?
(a) Brings him more work than when he had his factory job.
(b) Builds his self-confidence and brings pride to his family.
(c) Provides a significant income for his family.
(d) Destroys his self-confidence and shames his family.

4. The business is _______________ with conductors and station agents collecting millions in small coin revenue.
(a) Dime and quarter."
(b) "Penny and nickel."
(c) "Nickel and dime."
(d) Penny and dime."

5. Rich and poor are impacted when even Tom Scott faces ruin and disgrace from Texas Pacific Railroad default unless what happens?
(a) A miracle occurs.
(b) His friend Andrew Carnegie endorses the note.
(c) The economy improves.
(d) He can sell stock.

Short Answer Questions

1. Carnegie meets railroad's ____________ and initiates control of division operations when needed.

2. In 1849 when he takes the job, Carnegie is at the beginning of a period when capital, manpower and technology in the United States transitions from __________________.

3. Andrew Carnegie becomes known as the city's best _____________.

4. Carnegie works ___________ years at the Pennsylvania Railroad while he develops managerial skill, economic principles and personal relationships to become a successful manager, capitalist and entrepreneur.

5. Carnegie promotes expanding with other Pennsylvania-controlled franchises through Scott and assures construction in his contracting business by bartering Pacific stock for construction costs with ___________ exchange rates.

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