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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the middle of 1880, more than __________ percent of American oil is shipped abroad.
(a) Forty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Seventy.
(d) Sixty.

2. In 1878 Thomas Edison invents what?
(a) Natural gas.
(b) The light bulb.
(c) The telephone.
(d) The radio.

3. The Sherman Antitrust legislation is introduced in Congress by Senator John Sherman of Ohio in ___________.
(a) December 1887.
(b) December 1890.
(c) December 1891.
(d) December 1889.

4. John D. is very concerned with displaying what?
(a) Power.
(b) His family.
(c) His failings.
(d) Wealth.

5. Oil prices tumble and Rockefeller absorbs another group of failing competitors. They have to do this secretly for what reason?
(a) The competitors are embarrassed.
(b) The existing law does not allow Standard Oil to own property outside of Ohio.
(c) According to the law, Standard Oil should not exist.
(d) Rockefeller does not want others to know how powerful he is.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1853, Bill moves the family to ______________ and leaves them at the home of his sister and brother-in-law.

2. John D. is able to negotiate good rates on the railroads for what reason?

3. Due to their distance from the region mentioned in #49, what did Cleveland refineries face?

4. Over the 1877 to 1883 period, they gradually shift their residence from ____________.

5. What helps John D. in his business life?

(see the answer key)

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