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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. Captain Bill Jones claims success in managing labor by doing what?
(a) Keeping crews "judiciously mixed."
(b) Raising the crews' salaries.
(c) Keeping crews "judiciously separated."
(d) Firing the instigators in the crew.

2. Tom Miller is a _________ man who forms joint ventures with Carnegie in several small investments. They form Freedom Iron Company of Lewiston Pennsylvania in 1861 that Carnegie restructures into Freedom Iron and Steel to retool for the Bessemer process in 1866.
(a) Automobile.
(b) Railroad.
(c) Technology.
(d) Industrial.

3. The start of ET construction coincides with what?
(a) The Great Depression of 1873.
(b) The Crash of 1873.
(c) The Panic of 1873.
(d) Black Friday of 1873.

4. He installs a blast furnace called________ in 1872 to produce 13.361 tons initially and eventually over 100,000 tons annually by maximizing output.
(a) "Luke."
(b) "Larry."
(c) "Lucy."
(d) "Lenny."

5. Carnegie tries to use public relations, legislative action and threatens who to drive shipping costs down?
(a) A competitor in the steel industry.
(b) A competitor railroad.
(c) John D. Rockefeller.
(d) The unions.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Holley's pre-production estimates and Shinn's voucher system provides Carnegie's Edgar Thomson Works with accurate profitability in its ________ month of operation.

3. A second dimension necessary to effect this integration is the implementation of what system?

4. William Coleman also shares Carnegie's interest and enthusiasm in what?

5. Along with Shinn, they put together an effective team based on Carnegie's systematic analysis of personnel to provide performance incentives that raise __________ men through ranks to share ownership.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Carnegie's partners at this time.

2. Describe Captain Bill Jones' management of labor.

3. What does Schwab do for the business?

4. Who is Homestead? How does Carnegie deal with Homestead?

5. Describe Duqesne Steel.

6. How is Rockefeller involved in Carnegie's business?

7. Describe the deficiency that Carnegie corrected by integrating Keystone Bridge and Union Iron?

8. What venture is formed between Tom Miller and Carnegie?

9. What does Frick's chairmanship mark?

10. What happens when Carnegie goes to Scotland?

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