View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. They live where for the first six months of their marriage?

2. Within _____ years he has absorbed almost all of them.

3. As what is Bill known?

4. In 1860, the first kerosene is made in what city by C. A. Dean?

5. Big Bill runs a _______________ business and a hired worker who runs his farm.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe the Rockefeller homes.

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

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

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

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

10. What does Big Bill do in Moravia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Sherman Antitrust Act is enacted in 1890.

Part 1) What is the Sherman Antitrust Act? How did it come to be enacted? What does it reveal about America and her citizens?

Part 2) How did this act affect John D. and his family? How is this act foreshadowed? Did John D. prepare for this act? If so, how? If not, why not?

Part 3) What is ironic about the Sherman Antitrust Act, regarding John D. and his business?

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

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.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,058 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample