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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. What helps John D. in his business life?
(a) His wealth.
(b) His friends.
(c) Religion.
(d) His common sense.

2. At this time, there is oil in what state?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Indiana.
(c) New York.
(d) Pennsylvania.

3. Big Bill does not accompany his family to Richford when they move and does not appear in the area until 1835, posing as what?
(a) A blind and deaf peddler.
(b) A scientist.
(c) A doctor.
(d) An actor.

4. At this time, John D. is also buying the New York refineries through who?
(a) His father, Bill.
(b) His brother William.
(c) His friend, George.
(d) His brother, Frank.

5. They dissolve their partnership when and agree to auction the firm to the highest bidder?
(a) July 1865.
(b) September 1865.
(c) April 1865.
(d) February 1865.

Short Answer Questions

1. In August 1868, John D. moves his family to a house on _________ Avenue in an area that is called millionaires' row.

2. Big Bill continues to visit once or twice a year and John D. tolerates the visits for what reason?

3. Their Forest Hills home is once what?

4. In ________ Johann Peter Rockefeller immigrates to America and settles in New Jersey.

5. Do the refiners like the plan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe William Avery Rockefeller prior to his marriage to Eliza.

2. Describe John D.'s success during the Civil War.

3. Describe Big Bill's marriage to Eliza and their living arrangements for the first part of their marriage.

4. Describe the oil industry in the middle of 1880.

5. What does Rockefeller do to insure high volume and low costs?

6. Describe what Rockefeller does to control those in transport.

7. Who does John D. buy out in 1871? Describe this buy-out and John's motivations at this time.

8. Describe the Rockefeller homes.

9. Describe the economy during the post Civil War period.

10. What is the Pittsburgh Plan? Why is it dissolved?

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