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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. Unlike John D., William is active in what?

2. Abby enjoys spending time with whom?

3. The government wins its antitrust case against Standard oil of New Jersey which is ordered to divest itself of its subsidiaries. The Supreme Court upholds the verdict on May 15, 1911, giving the trust six months to divest. What does the divestiture do to Rockefeller?

4. The trust does what to satisfy the courts?

5. What does Junior begin to collect?

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes place when Junior decides he wants to separate from all businesses but one, his mining business in Colorado?

2. Describe the investigation of Standard Oil by the Bureau of Corporations.

3. How does Rockefeller support the field of medicine?

4. What complications exist regarding Cettie's death?

5. Describe the Rockefeller family's involvement in banking.

6. Describe John's beliefs about his fortune. How does this differ from what the critics think of his philanthropic work?

7. Describe John D. Gates.

8. What happens regarding a shift in the limelight from Senior to Junior?

9. How does John change after Cettie's death?

10. Describe the dealings between J.P. Morgan and John D. Rockefeller.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

John D. marries Laura Celestia Spelman, called Cettie.

Part 1) Describe their relationship. How does their relationship compare to the relationship between Bill and Eliza?

Part 2) How do they raise their children? How does this reflect their personalities and beliefs? Did they raise their children successfully? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does the way you have been raised reflect the relationship between your parents, their personalities, and beliefs?

Essay Topic 2

In April 1901, a train full of millionaires, dubbed the Millionaire's Special, tours the south.

Part 1) Why does this group of millionaires travel to the south? How do these millionaires and those in the south benefit from this trip?

Part 2) How does this trip specifically affect Junior? What does he do, as a result of this trip?

Part 3) How are the results of this trip still seen today? How can millionaires learn from these millionaires of the Turn-of-the-Century?

Essay Topic 3

John D. is active in sports.

Part 1) What sports does he enjoy? Why are these sports so important to John D.? How else does John D. care for his body?

Part 2) How does John D. instill these habits in his children? What other habits and beliefs does he instill in them? Why?

Part 3) In what activities do you participate? How do these activities better you?

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