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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Triumph and Tragedy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Only how many of the original nine partners remain?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

2. The size and complexity of a railroad business requires creation of bureaucratic organization, structure, and what else?
(a) Benefits for workers.
(b) Policy to fit the needs.
(c) A union.
(d) A hiring process.

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

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

5. Scott and Thomson hold stock in Carnegie's name for what reason?
(a) To avoid impropriety for Carnegie's one-eighth interest.
(b) They are afraid to hold stock in their own.
(c) Carnegie will not allow them to hold stock in anyone else's name.
(d) Carnegie is very well-known and trusted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Frick shares Carnegie's vision and drive but is self-righteous and lacks what?

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

3. Other operating benefits like reduced inventory and less machine duplication create cost savings to enable __________________at a market-competitive rate.

4. What railroad focuses capital investments that either increase revenue or reduce unit cost to justify them?

5. Carnegie progresses from rolling rail to rolling structural beams and angles for bridges, skyscrapers, and ________________.

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