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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. As what is Bill known?

2. When John D. helps Big Bill buy a North Dakota ranch, he does it in such a way that who can never have any claims to it?

3. Oil is found in the Western United States, as well as in what states?

4. At this time, John D. is also buying the New York refineries through who?

5. John D. is very concerned with displaying what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe John D.'s success during the Civil War.

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

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

9. What does Big Bill do in Moravia?

10. Describe what Rockefeller does to control those in transport.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

John D. marries Laura Celestia Spelman, called Cettie.

Part 1) Describe their relationship. How does their relationship compare to the relationship between Bill and Eliza?

Part 2) How do they raise their children? How does this reflect their personalities and beliefs? Did they raise their children successfully? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does the way you have been raised reflect the relationship between your parents, their personalities, and beliefs?

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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