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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Sixteen.

2. Within _______ years of arriving in America, the Carnegies recoup their fortune through the help of their friends, relatives, and countrymen in America and earn more income that they ever received in Scotland.
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Eight.

3. Railroad ______________ run the trains, maintain rolling stock and track, price and collect charges for service on passenger and freight trains running in both directions to meet demand.
(a) Executives.
(b) Employees.
(c) Managers.
(d) Stockholders.

4. Carnegie's career begins on July 15, 1848, when he and his family, parents Will, Margaret and his brother Tom, do what?
(a) Sail from Spain with fellow Spanish passengers.
(b) Sail from France with fellow French passengers.
(c) Sail from Great Britain with fellow Scottish passengers.
(d) Sail from Great Britain with fellow Irish passengers.

5. By ________, the Pennsylvania Railroad runs 3,500 miles of track with 30,000 employees and $61 million invested.
(a) 1875.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1860.
(d) 1870.

Short Answer Questions

1. Although Andrew dislikes the tedium, smells and hours, he works in another textile mill until what?

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

3. Except for Tom, the youngest who is in school, Will and Margaret go to work by weaving and shoe-binding, and Andrew as what in a textile mill?

4. Railroad receipts increase from $40 million in 1851 to _____________ fifteen years later in 1867.

5. Their town is at one time known as the most radical in the kingdom, as a result of the influence of ______________ who demand concessions from Parliament, primarily political equality.

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