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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Apprentice Financier.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Managerial skill level reached over ______________ years exceeds that of the prior five centuries.
(a) Thirty-five.
(b) Forty.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Thirty.
2. Business transactions at the time take place over what type of communication?
(a) Internet.
(b) Telegraphic.
(c) Letter.
(d) Telephone.
3. Scott and Thomson like the Woodruff Sleeping Car Company that owns patents in 1858 but lacks what?
(a) Financial backing.
(b) The courage and business sense to develop them.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Understanding of this business.
4. Their town is at one time known as the most radical in the kingdom, as a result of the influence of ______________ who demand concessions from Parliament, primarily political equality.
(a) GRAPO.
(b) The Chartists.
(c) The Committee for a Workers' International.
(d) World Socialist Movement.
5. Carnegie meets John Piper in 1856 in order to build _______ bridges, instead of wooden bridges that can be set afire from locomotive sparks and are not cost-effective beyond a certain span and load factor.
(a) Iron.
(b) Steel.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Gold.
Short Answer Questions
1. Carnegie is cautious in his investments by limiting them to what?
2. What demand adequate cash flow and net income for operating expenses and a dividend sufficient to maintain and attract capital to grow?
3. Erie and Pennsylvania Railroads each have ________ thousand employees trained into a disciplined workforce.
4. Who is the cornerstone of Carnegie's fortune, followed in 1861 by Columbia Oil?
5. Andrew succeeds in the mastery of what business techniques?
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