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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. In the 1850s, whole oil is used to fuel what?
(a) Electricity.
(b) Heat.
(c) Automobiles.
(d) Lighting.

2. The Sherman Antitrust legislation is introduced in Congress by Senator John Sherman of Ohio in ___________.
(a) December 1891.
(b) December 1890.
(c) December 1887.
(d) December 1889.

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

4. John D. is able to negotiate good rates on the railroads for what reason?
(a) He has many friends in the railroad industry.
(b) Many of the railroad owners are Standard Oil stockholders.
(c) He has worked in the railroad industry.
(d) Many of the railroad owners owe him favors.

5. When Rockefeller fights rival pipeline companies, he begins to run into opposition from whom?
(a) The government and the public.
(b) Other refiners.
(c) The public.
(d) The government.

Short Answer Questions

1. Within _____ years he has absorbed almost all of them.

2. Who owns the Russian operation?

3. Over the 1877 to 1883 period, they gradually shift their residence from ____________.

4. Associations are being formed for what purpose?

5. The children are overly protected and educated where?

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes place during the depression of 1873?

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

3. Describe the Rockefeller homes.

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

5. How does John D. end up with control with the largest oil refinery in Cleveland?

6. How is John D. involved in the Baptist church? How does he benefit from this?

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

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

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

10. What are the results of Standard Oil becoming more involved in the railroad business?

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