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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John D. paces himself for what reason?
(a) To improve his health.
(b) To not get overly tired.
(c) He is very ill.
(d) To improve his productivity.

2. In August 1868, John D. moves his family to a house on _________ Avenue in an area that is called millionaires' row.
(a) Indiana.
(b) Mercer.
(c) Euclid.
(d) Holgate.

3. The government wins its antitrust case against Standard oil of New Jersey which is ordered to divest itself of its subsidiaries. The Supreme Court upholds the verdict on May 15, 1911, giving the trust six months to divest. What does the divestiture do to Rockefeller?
(a) It destroys him.
(b) It weakens him.
(c) It makes him now only the fifth wealthiest man in the world.
(d) It makes him even richer.

4. What does the news of the fine cause?
(a) Mass hysteria.
(b) The Great Depression.
(c) A rise in the stock market.
(d) A stock market slump and bank panics.

5. Junior resigns in 1910, preferring to devote his efforts to what?
(a) Caring for his family.
(b) The auto industry.
(c) Philanthropy.
(d) His Colorado business.

Short Answer Questions

1. He structures his schedule so he does what after meals?

2. The nation suffers the most severe depression ever in June of what year?

3. In 1905, the _________________ requests an investigation of the company.

4. The federal antitrust suit is filed in Missouri on November 18, 1906. Its goal is what?

5. The Ohio Attorney General reading a book about trusts which includes a copy of Standard Oil's trust deed indicating what?

(see the answer key)

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