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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. The federal antitrust suit is filed in Missouri on November 18, 1906. Its goal is what?
(a) The organizaton of the Standard Oil trust.
(b) The creation of only one oil company.
(c) The dissolution of the Standard Oil trust.
(d) The redistribution of wealth within the Standard Oil company.

2. Archbold, deciding they need representation in Congress, begins doing what?
(a) Visiting Congress.
(b) Running for Congress.
(c) Sending money to certain Congressional members.
(d) Writing letters to Congressmen.

3. His father purchases the Colorado Fuel and Iron company in what year?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1902.

4. In 1897, why does the Ohio Attorney General feel the Ohio company is in contempt of court?
(a) The trust is still in force and the certificates cannot be redeemed for show.
(b) The company has broken several laws.
(c) The trust will not give the appropriate documents to the court.
(d) The company has grown too large.

5. When J. P. Morgan decides to form a steel trust in 1900, he has to deal with Rockefeller. Why does Junior handle the negotiations with Morgan?
(a) Morgan trusts Junior.
(b) Senior is slowly giving him more responsibilities.
(c) Morgan and Senior are too busy.
(d) Morgan and Senior do not like one another.

Short Answer Questions

1. The nation suffers the most severe depression ever in June of what year?

2. As Senior becomes more reclusive, the limelight shifts to Junior and focuses on the wealth he will inherit. Does Junior like the limelight?

3. As a result of this trip, Rockefeller funds _________________ which receives a perpetual federal charter for the promotion of education regardless of race, sex or creed.

4. John and Abby buy a new house and begin to spend their summers where?

5. Junior maintains a _________ relationship with his father.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the trust begins to lose its legal battles?

2. Describe Junior in Chapter Nineteen.

3. Describe life in the Rockefeller family in Chapter Thirty-two.

4. By 1891, what is John D. doing regarding Flagler?

5. Describe the dealings between J.P. Morgan and John D. Rockefeller.

6. Describe the Rockefeller family's involvement in banking.

7. What results from this trip to the south?

8. What is the Elkins Act? What is the purpose of a new cabinet department with a Bureau of Corporations? How does Standard Oil feel about this bureau?

9. What happens after the assassination of McKinley?

10. What does Senior begin doing with his money in Chapter Thirty-two?

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