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. The Carnegies stay in their homeland as long as they can until conditions become intolerable in what town?

2. Margaret Carnegie's sister precedes her move to America and Annie Aitken provides them what?

3. In _________, the transcontinental Union Pacific seeks bids from sleeping car companies for its expansion.

4. Scott and Thomson hold stock in Carnegie's name for what reason?

5. A typical pattern in the ____________ century is that a community builds up around a few pioneers who leave their homeland and then encourage friends and relatives to join them.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Carnegies leave Scotland?

2. What does Andrew do from 1867 through 1872?

3. The partners pledge an investment to be made in installments paid when due or by the company as credit for dividends payable on the whole investment. Give an example of this pledge in action.

4. What does Daniel McCallum offer those in management?

5. Describe the Columbia Oil Company.

6. By what is this dream not diminished?

7. What characterizes America? To what does this refer?

8. Describe Carnegie's rise in business by 1865.

9. Who are Roberto Goizuetta and Any Grove?

10. How does Carnegie determine he can profit from the boom in telegraphy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Carnegie and George Pullman make "The Pullman Palace Car Company" a joint venture.

Part 1) How does this joint venture come about? Is this a good decision for both men? Why or why not? What does this joint venture reveal about both Carnegie and Pullman?

Part 2) How does this venture affect the triumvirate? How does it affect other stockholders? How does it lead to the end of stock speculation? How does this end of speculation lead Carnegie in a new direction?

Part 3) Think of two companies you admire or whose products you enjoy. What would it be like if they joined forces? How would this joint venture affect them? How would it affect customers like yourself?

Essay Topic 2

Andrew becomes known as Pittsburgh's best telegraph operator.

Part 1) How does he become known as this? What does this reveal about his personality? How are these character traits continually revealed and reinforced throughout this book?

Part 2) How does Andrew benefit from this title? How does his work ethic and natural business sense impact the decisions he makes throughout his life?

Part 3) What can you learn from Andrew? How can you benefit from Andrew's experiences?

Essay Topic 3

Andrew escapes the coal and oil of textile mills.

Part 1) How does he escape? To where does he escape? How does he benefit from this? How do his experiences in these mills influence him?

Part 2) How important are his early careers to his life as a capitalist and then as entrepreneur? How does he use the knowledge he gains throughout his life in his career decisions? How does he benefit from doing this?

Part 3) How might your own work experiences influence you as an adult in the work force? What experiences have already occurred in your life that will be beneficial in the future?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,130 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample