Chapter 19: The Triumph of Free Enterprise Quiz

Which group of immigrants help build 73,000 miles of railroads?

• Scottish
• Irish
• Chinese
• Japanese

What was the name of the dominant telephone group?

• T-Mobile
• AT&T
• Verison
• Sprint

Who is called "the greatest inventor in history"?

• Alexander Graham Bell
• George Washington Carver
• Andrew Carnegie
• Thomas Edison

Which was NOT invented by Thomas Edison?

• Phonograph
• Telephone
• Motion-picture projector
• Electric light bulb

George Washington Carver found 300 ways to use this plant:

• Peanuts
• Sweet Potatos
• Pistachios
• Potatoes

TRUE/FALSE: Capitalism and free enterprise share similar definitions.

• True
• False

TRUE/FALSE: Industries (like steel and transportation) did not help each other.

• True
• False

This concert hall in New York City was named after a wealthy philanthropist.

• Morgan Hall
• Rockefeller Hall
• Carver Hall
• Carnegie Hall

What is an entrepreneur?

• A government license that protects a person's invention from theft
• A person who makes a business and risks failure for a chance at success
• A person who donates their money to help others
• A business owned by 2 or more people

John D. Rockefeller was in which business?

• Oil refining
• Steel
• Finance
• Agriculture