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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Apprentice Financier.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the founder of Intel and Liz Claibourne?
(a) Hungarian Andy Grove.
(b) American Cuba Gooding, Jr.
(c) Indian Pooja Patel.
(d) Cuban Roberto Goizuetta.

2. Thirteen year-old Andrew sees his father fail while admiring whose determination to rise above it?
(a) His brother's.
(b) His uncle's.
(c) His aunt's.
(d) His mother's.

3. Margaret Carnegie's sister precedes her move to America and Annie Aitken provides them what?
(a) Food.
(b) Rent-free housing.
(c) Employment.
(d) Low-rent housing.

4. Carnegie meets railroad's ____________ and initiates control of division operations when needed.
(a) Critics.
(b) Managers.
(c) Executives.
(d) Customers.

5. It is _______________ private business firm in the world and is called "the standard railroad of the world."
(a) One of the largest.
(b) The smallest.
(c) One of the smallest.
(d) The largest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Carnegie uses $11,000 in Woodruff dividends to buy 1,100 shares that pay $17,800 in their first year and eventually over _________ dollars.

2. Managerial skill level reached over ______________ years exceeds that of the prior five centuries.

3. Andrew goes to night school in bookkeeping at what age?

4. The size and complexity of a railroad business requires creation of bureaucratic organization, structure, and what else?

5. 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.

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