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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By 1870, there is so much overproduction and falling prices that John D. begins to worry about what?
(a) His family.
(b) The economy.
(c) His health.
(d) His wealth.

2. He eventually marries who in 1837?
(a) Eliza Doolittle.
(b) Elizabeth Donaldson.
(c) Elizabeth David.
(d) Eliza Davison.

3. They live where for the first six months of their marriage?
(a) With William.
(b) In Toledo.
(c) With Bill.
(d) With Eliza.

4. Oil prices tumble and Rockefeller absorbs another group of failing competitors. They have to do this secretly for what reason?
(a) The existing law does not allow Standard Oil to own property outside of Ohio.
(b) The competitors are embarrassed.
(c) Rockefeller does not want others to know how powerful he is.
(d) According to the law, Standard Oil should not exist.

5. Rockefeller now sets a goal of absorbing what refiners into Standard Oil and he easily succeeds in absorbing the two largest refiners?
(a) The Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
(b) The Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
(c) The Columbus and Cleveland.
(d) The Philadelphia and New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. They dissolve their partnership when and agree to auction the firm to the highest bidder?

2. Big Bill brings his former housekeeper and mistress, _______________, to live with them and has children with both women.

3. What happens when the Pennsylvania producers form their own plan?

4. John D. now has control of the largest oil refinery in Cleveland at the age of ______________ along with his new partner, Am Andrews.

5. The children are overly protected and educated where?

(see the answer key)

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