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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. What helps John D. in his business life?

2. John D. now has control of the largest oil refinery in Cleveland at the age of ______________ along with his new partner, Am Andrews.

3. In 1864, John D. marries Laura Celestia Spelman, called Cettie. Where did he first meet her?

4. By the middle of 1880, more than __________ percent of American oil is shipped abroad.

5. In what year does the economy enter into a downturn that lasts for six years?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are the results of new oil discoveries in Pennsylvania?

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

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

6. Describe the Rockefeller homes.

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

8. Describe the economy during the post Civil War period.

9. What does Big Bill do in Moravia?

10. How does John deal with the turbulent economy of the later part of the nineteenth century?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Rockefeller becomes the wealthiest man in the world.

Part 1) How does he build his wealth? What strategic moves does he make that you believe were the most beneficial?

Part 2) What role do antitrust laws play in this? How else does John D. and his family benefit from laws and changes in the economy?

Part 3) Could you potentially be the wealthiest person in the world? Why or why not? Would you want to be the wealthiest person? Why or why not?

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