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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. He is eventually hired by Hewitt and Tuttle as what?
(a) A clerk.
(b) A manager.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) An assistant bookkeeper.

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

3. In 1853, Bill moves the family to ______________ and leaves them at the home of his sister and brother-in-law.
(a) Toledo, Ohio.
(b) Strongville, Ohio.
(c) Kent, Ohio.
(d) Lima, Ohio.

4. Unlike some other oil men, John D. feels that oil will be what?
(a) A waste of time and money.
(b) The basis of a coming economic revolutions.
(c) A nuisance.
(d) A problem to be dealt with in the future.

5. John D. now has control of the largest oil refinery in Cleveland at the age of ______________ along with his new partner, Am Andrews.
(a) Thirty-five.
(b) Twenty-one.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Thirty.

Short Answer Questions

1. The price of crude oil is extremely ___________.

2. Public sentiment against what begins to grow?

3. The Bradford producers are pumping so much oil, that Standard Oil refuses to do what?

4. Big Bill Rockefeller leads the life of a ___________ in his younger years.

5. Oil prices tumble and Rockefeller absorbs another group of failing competitors. They have to do this secretly for what reason?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the relationship between John D. Rockefeller and John D. Archbold.

5. What activities reflect John D.'s personality and interests?

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

7. Describe the Rockefeller homes.

8. What does Big Bill do in Moravia?

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

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

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