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

2. Unlike some other oil men, John D. feels that oil will be what?

3. The boys are enrolled in school and eventually the family moves to what city in the mid 1830s and then to a farm in Parma?

4. He is eventually hired by Hewitt and Tuttle as what?

5. The Sherman Antitrust legislation is introduced in Congress by Senator John Sherman of Ohio in ___________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Big Bill's marriage to Eliza and their living arrangements for the first part of their marriage.

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

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

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

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

10. What takes place during the depression of 1873?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many changes take place over the years in the Rockefeller family.

Part 1) Describe the changes that take place. Why do they take place?

Part 2) How do these changes affect the family, the family business, an the family's wealth?

Part 3) Are these changes mostly due to events and changes outside the family or due to members of the family? Explain.

Part 4) How does your own family compare to the Rockefellers?

Essay Topic 2

John D. is philanthropic.

Part 1) What philanthropies does he support? How and why does he support them?

Part 2) What do critics say about John D.'s philanthropic activities? Why do they say this? Do you agree? Why or why not?

Part 3) How is this desire to help others instilled in John D.'s children? How do these Rockefeller organizations help people today?

Essay Topic 3

The limelight shifts from Senior to Junior.

Part 1) How does this shift occur? How do both Senior and Junior feel about this? What does this shift reveal about both men?

Part 2) How do the Rockefeller fortune and businesses affect Junior for the rest of his life? How does this compare to the affects they have on Senior?

Part 3) What stress exists in your own life? How do you deal with it? How do you handle stress differently than other family members or friends?

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