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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The price of crude oil is extremely ___________.
(a) Steady.
(b) Volatile.
(c) Low.
(d) High.

2. They have a son, ________________ Rockefeller who is born in Granger, New York in 1810.
(a) William Aaron.
(b) William Allen.
(c) William Austin.
(d) William Avery.

3. In 1878 Thomas Edison invents what?
(a) The telephone.
(b) The light bulb.
(c) Natural gas.
(d) The radio.

4. After the assassination of McKinley, who becomes President?
(a) Herbert Hoover.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(d) Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

5. John D. is very impressed with William Rainey Harper, whom he meets while visiting Bessie. At what college is Bessie?
(a) At Vassar.
(b) At Harvard.
(c) At Yale.
(d) At Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1860, the first kerosene is made in what city by C. A. Dean?

2. At this time, there is oil in what state?

3. The only competition to Standard is what company?

4. Who is publishing her scathing expose of Standard Oil at this time?

5. John D., Cettie and other family members travel to Europe in June 1906 and his lawyers tell him to extend his stay for what reason?

(see the answer key)

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