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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. The 1878 Thomas process of lime-lining the heating vessel to eliminate phosphorous is acquired by Carnegie and sold to who two years later?
(a) The Roosevelt Association.
(b) The Bessemer Association.
(c) The Mellon Association.
(d) The John D. Rockefeller Association.

2. Carnegie progresses from rolling rail to rolling structural beams and angles for bridges, skyscrapers, and ________________.
(a) Elevated railroads.
(b) Businesses.
(c) Homes.
(d) Apartments.

3. Carnegie's first installment on his one-eighth interest in Woodruff is $217.50 borrowed from the bank. The balance is paid by dividends in the venture's ________ year.
(a) First.
(b) Third.
(c) Fourth.
(d) Second.

4. Railroads need huge amounts of what to construct track and more as they expand?
(a) Equipment.
(b) Technological understanding.
(c) Capital.
(d) Trust.

5. What is the town's industry in 1835?
(a) Hand weaving.
(b) Basket weaving.
(c) Silk weaving.
(d) Knitting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Phipps buys flue-cinder at fifty cents a ton and sells puddle-cinder at ________ per ton to improve Lucy furnace product and save money.

2. By ________, the Pennsylvania Railroad runs 3,500 miles of track with 30,000 employees and $61 million invested.

3. Scott sends Carnegie off to where as a bond salesman with good wishes, a bag of bonds and letters of reference for the St. Louis Bridge Company?

4. Thirteen year-old Andrew sees his father fail while admiring whose determination to rise above it?

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

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