Quiz: The Captains of Industry

Andrew Carnegie was born into a low income family on November 25, 1835, in which city and country?

• Dunfermline, Scotland

• Edinburgh, Scotland

• Belfast, Ireland

• London, England

Who promoted Andrew Carnegie to head secretary/telegraph operator at the Pennsylvania Railroad Company?

• Thomas A. Scott

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockefeller

Andrew Carnegie was drafted for the Army during the U.S. Civil War but paid another man $850 to report for duty in his place.

• True

• False

What was the process called that allowed Carnegie to make strong steel cheaply and quickly?

• Bessemer Process

• Open-Hearth Process

• Siemens-Martin Process

• Puddling Process

What is 'Vertical Integration' as described in the passage?

• Controlling every single step in the creation of steel, from raw materials, to production, to transportation, while keeping workers' wages low.

• Allowing independent companies to handle each stage of production and distribution.

• Focusing only on the marketing and sales of steel products.

• Importing raw materials from foreign countries to reduce costs.

Who was the close friend and manager of steel plants that announced wage cuts at the Homestead Steel Mill?

• Henry Frick

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• Charles Schwab

Where was the Homestead Steel Mill located?

• Near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Near Cleveland, Ohio

• Near Buffalo, New York

• Near Detroit, Michigan

What organization did workers try to form to protest for better wages, better working conditions, and shorter hours?

• Unions

• Corporations

• Committees

• Boards

What was the name of the armed guards called in to protect the plant during the strike?

• Pinkertons

• The Marshalls

• Pembertons

• Parnells

What disaster occurred on May 31, 1889, that killed 2,209 people and was tied to Carnegie?

• Johnstown Flood of 1889

• Great Chicago Fire of 1871

• San Francisco Earthquake of 1906

• Galveston Hurricane of 1900