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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. From 1867 through 1872, Andrew Carnegie joins the expansion trend by manipulating what stock to promote $30 million in stocks and bonds in Europe?
(a) Union Pacific and Pennsylvania Railroad.
(b) Western Union and Union Pacific.
(c) Pennsylvania Railroad and Western Union.
(d) Woodruff and Western Union.

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

4. When his father dies in 1855, Andrew calls him what?
(a) A man of the world.
(b) A loser.
(c) An embarrassment.
(d) A man not of the world.

5. Carnegie meets railroad's ____________ and initiates control of division operations when needed.
(a) Managers.
(b) Executives.
(c) Customers.
(d) Critics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Machines begin taking over production with energy from _____________ independent from windmills and waterwheels.

2. Who was the founder of Intel and Liz Claibourne?

3. Andrew succeeds in the mastery of what business techniques?

4. Carnegie's first dividend check for ________ opens a whole new world of receiving cash from capital.

5. Carnegie's ideas about machines, individual success and the American political system contribute to the development and growth of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Carnegie learn at the Pennsylvania Railroad?

2. Who are Roberto Goizuetta and Any Grove?

3. Give an example of how the size and complexity of a railroad business requires creation of bureaucratic organization, structure, and policy to fit the needs.

4. Describe the Columbia Oil Company.

5. How do family members and friends help immigrants? How is Carnegie's family helped?

6. What work do the Carnegies find in America?

7. By what is this dream not diminished?

8. Why do the Carnegies leave Scotland?

9. What does Carnegie do when Pacific dividend payments stop?

10. How is Pittsburgh important at this time?

(see the answer keys)

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