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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In the spring of what year does a grand jury in Pennsylvania delivers indictments against Rockefeller, Flagler and other Standard executives?

4. Maurice Clark and his brothers are in business with John D. in the refinery and John D. does not like this for what reason?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does John D. do to keep his father's bigamist lifestyle a secret?

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

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

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

5. What ends John D.'s plans of attending college? What does he do instead?

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

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

8. What discoveries are made regarding oil at this time? how does this affect John D.?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In April 1901, a train full of millionaires, dubbed the Millionaire's Special, tours the south.

Part 1) Why does this group of millionaires travel to the south? How do these millionaires and those in the south benefit from this trip?

Part 2) How does this trip specifically affect Junior? What does he do, as a result of this trip?

Part 3) How are the results of this trip still seen today? How can millionaires learn from these millionaires of the Turn-of-the-Century?

Essay Topic 2

In the 1850s, oil is discovered in Pennsylvania.

Part 1) Why is this an important discovery? How does John D. benefit from this discovery?

Part 2) What problems did oil also cause John D.? What might John D.'s life have been like if he had not gotten into the oil industry?

Part 3) How has the oil industry impacted us today? How have decisions and events of John D.'s day affected us today?

Essay Topic 3

The Rockefellers lived in Ohio for many years.

Part 1) Describe these years in Ohio. What experiences did he gain while living in Ohio?

Part 2) Why did he move to New York? How might this move have changed his life and his family members' lives? Why?

Part 3) How important is where one is from to one's beliefs and behavior? Explain.

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