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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Master Manager: Costs, Chemistry, and Coke.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. He forms an informal investing ____________ with Thomson and Scott.
(a) Triumvirate.
(b) Duumvirate.
(c) Quadrumvirate.
(d) Quintumvirate.

2. Erie and Pennsylvania Railroads each have ________ thousand employees trained into a disciplined workforce.
(a) Four.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

3. Scott leaves Carnegie in charge when he does what?
(a) Quits.
(b) Takes a ten-day trip.
(c) Retires.
(d) Has mandatory surgery.

4. He leaves his Pittsburgh home and iron business to live in what city?
(a) New York City.
(b) Boston.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Detroit.

5. Business transactions at the time take place over what type of communication?
(a) Telegraphic.
(b) Internet.
(c) Telephone.
(d) Letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Carnegie is cautious in his investments by limiting them to what?

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

3. The mill site is strategically situated _______________ where the Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio railroad and river transportation system is readily available, nearby the coal fields.

4. When the state legislature creates a limited partnership in ____________, Carnegie, McCandless immediately restructures into the Edgar Thomson Steel Company, Limited.

5. When dividend payments stop, Carnegie plans a ________ exit to maximize Pacific's price by speculation that lets the triumvirate cash out and leave the remaining Pacific stockholders to drown.

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