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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. Carnegie hires the expert ____________ to put the Bessemer program in place and function as its works superintendent.
(a) Alexander Holley.
(b) J. Edgar Hoover.
(c) Tom Scott.
(d) John D. Rockefeller.

2. Andrew needs a strong leader to manage growth after what happens to his brother Tom?
(a) He dies.
(b) He moves.
(c) He retires.
(d) He becomes ill.

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

4. A new competitor, ________________ , decides a lavishly decorated "rolling palace" may have an edge, and by 1867 he has forty-eight in service.
(a) George M. Pullman.
(b) Geoff M. Pullman.
(c) Gary M. Pullman.
(d) Gerold M. Pullman.

5. When prosperity returns, the Carnegie business thrives. Does the damage to his personal reputation from the strike ever heal?
(a) Mostly.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) Partially.

Short Answer Questions

1. Phipps sees possible gains in other operations and encourages Carnegie to hire who?

2. Railroads need huge amounts of what to construct track and more as they expand?

3. Carnegie leases the iron ore properties from this man. Why?

4. The 1893 depression is caused by what?

5. Carnegie's methods in steel concentrate what?

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