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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Employees.
(b) Managers.
(c) Executives.
(d) Stockholders.

2. What demand adequate cash flow and net income for operating expenses and a dividend sufficient to maintain and attract capital to grow?
(a) Railroad technology skills.
(b) Railroad management skills.
(c) Sales skills.
(d) Organizational skills.

3. The Carnegies stay in their homeland as long as they can until conditions become intolerable in what town?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Macon.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Dunfermline.

4. Previously Margaret Carnegie's sisters, Annie Aitken and Kitty Hogan immigrate in __________, and write of good and bad times there.
(a) 1840.
(b) 1835.
(c) 1830.
(d) 1845.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Andrew begins to see the railroad industry as an opportunity to regain what?

2. 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.

3. Scott leaves Carnegie in charge when he does what?

4. Margaret Carnegie's sister precedes her move to America and Annie Aitken provides them what?

5. Carnegie becomes an expert in Pittsburgh's _____________ business.

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