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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. Do the refiners like the plan?
(a) No, they ignore it.
(b) Yes.
(c) No, they fight it.
(d) No, they suggest another plan.

2. Big Bill married for what reason?
(a) He is lonely.
(b) The money.
(c) He is in love with his wife.
(d) He needs a mother for his children.

3. Big Bill Rockefeller leads the life of a ___________ in his younger years.
(a) Wealthy man.
(b) Vagabond.
(c) Priest.
(d) Monk.

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

5. In 1870, the partnership of Rockefeller, Andrews and Flagler is dissolved and what is formed?
(a) Standard Oil Company (Ohio).
(b) Sun Oil Company (Ohio).
(c) Standard Oil Company (Indiana).
(d) Sun Oil Company (Indiana).

Short Answer Questions

1. Economic development is ___________ as a result of the war.

2. Oil is found in the Western United States, as well as in what states?

3. Bill continues his wanderings and becomes a ___________ when he marries Margaret Allen in 1855.

4. They have a son, ________________ Rockefeller who is born in Granger, New York in 1810.

5. In 1853, Bill moves the family to ______________ and leaves them at the home of his sister and brother-in-law.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe John D.'s relationship with Laura Celestia Spelman.

2. How does John deal with the turbulent economy of the later part of the nineteenth century?

3. Describe John D.'s life while living on Euclid Avenue.

4. What does Big Bill do in Moravia?

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

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

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

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

9. How is John D. affected by the invention of the light bulb and natural gas?

10. What does John D. learn while working at Hewitt and Tuttle?

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