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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Climb Ends.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Carnegie proposes they cooperate rather than bid against each other and suggests what be the joint venture?
(a) "The Pullman Sleeper Car Company."
(b) "The Carnegie Car Company."
(c) "The Pullman Palace Car Company."
(d) "The Pullman-Carnegie Car Company."

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

3. In following years Carnegie gets at least ___________ for a net investment of $217.50 until 1870 when he sells out.
(a) $50.
(b) $50,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $500.

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

5. In 1856, Scott advises him to buy what company as his first stock investment?
(a) Amos Express Company.
(b) Adams Express Company.
(c) Aaron Express Company.
(d) Anthony Express Company.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the plans for stage three?

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

3. Andrew's opportunity to escape the coal and oil of textile mills comes through _________ asking him to become a messenger boy with a telegraph company in Pittsburgh.

4. Will is unable to catch on to new opportunities and reverts back to weaving and selling his wares on the street, which does what?

5. Carnegie contributes __________ of the partnership total $741,000 in original capital to the firm he names "Carnegie, McCandless and Company" and names the mill "Edgar Thomson Works" (ET) for the first president of Pennsylvania Railroad.

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