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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Carnegie Challenges the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although Andrew dislikes the tedium, smells and hours, he works in another textile mill until what?
(a) He gets injured.
(b) He gets promoted to a management position.
(c) He gets a college scholarship.
(d) He gets an office opportunity in accounting.

2. Carnegie uses a similar strategy to exit the Woodruff Company by reorganizing it into ________________ with new stockholders and the triumvirate unstated.
(a) The Central Transportation Company.
(b) The Atlantic Pacific Company.
(c) The Cross Continental Company.
(d) The Union Transport Company.

3. Frick's first acquisition is _____________, which is the most modern steel mill and keeps the Carnegie Company at the forefront.
(a) Duquesne Steel.
(b) NESSteel.
(c) U.S. Steel.
(d) Factory Steel.

4. Carnegie pressures management and Frick resigns again. Is his resignation accepted?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) Only later.
(d) Not at first.

5. From 1872 through ________, Carnegie builds an integrated industrial business to become the best-known manufacturer in the world, publishes three books, travels around the world, and becomes a philanthropist with the express intent to give away his fortune.
(a) 1889.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1879.
(d) 1909.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the town's industry in 1835?

2. A second dimension necessary to effect this integration is the implementation of what system?

3. When his father dies in 1855, Andrew calls him what?

4. Carnegie's methods in steel concentrate what?

5. Andrew needs a strong leader to manage growth after what happens to his brother Tom?

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