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

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

3. In August of 1855, he begins looking for employment for what reason?

4. Do the refiners like the plan?

5. Rockefeller now sets a goal of absorbing what refiners into Standard Oil and he easily succeeds in absorbing the two largest refiners?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Big Bill's marriage to Eliza and their living arrangements for the first part of their marriage.

3. Describe the formation and beginning of Standard Oil. What problems arise?

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

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

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

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

8. How is John D. involved in the Baptist church? How does he benefit from this?

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

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

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

By the mid-1890s, public sentiment is to curtail the trusts.

Part 1) What are trusts? Why were they formed? How do they affect the economy?

Part 2) Why does the public want trusts curtailed? Is this a good idea? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does this public sentiment affect John D. and his family? Is this the result that those against trusts wanted? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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