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P. T. Barnum: America's Greatest Showman

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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1.

The movie, The Greatest Showman, can best be described as a:

a)

documentary about competition in the museum and circus industry.

b)

dramatization of the life of showman and entrepreneur P.T. Barnum.

2.

P.T. Barnum's father took the risk to start and operate many different types of businesses. This is called:

a)

Marketing

b)

Entrepreneurship

3.

This word is used to describe the possibility of loss:

a)

Risk

b)

Marketing

4.

P.T. Barnum was named after his maternal grandfather. What did the initials P.T. stand for?

a)

Phillip Tyson

b)

Phineas Taylor

5.

“Without promotion something terrible happens … nothing!” Who said this?

a)

Queen Victoria

b)

P.T. Barnum

6.

When P.T. Barnum was 15, what traumatic event happened in his life?

a)

His father died.

b)

His brother died.

7.

In 1835, at age 25, P.T. Barnum began his career as a showman by exhibiting:

a)

An elderly woman named Joice Heth who was supposedly 141 years of age.

b)

The FeeJee Mermaid which was a monkey sewn to the back half of a fish.

8.

In the movie, Barnum goes to a bank to borrow money so that he can open his museum. Before loaning him money, the bank wants something. What does the bank want before making a loan?

a)

Collateral

b)

Insurance

9.

After his business was initially unsuccessful, Barnum did not give up, he kept searching for new strategies and new ideas. This is called:

a)

Perseverance

b)

Politic

10.

Barnum finds Charles Stratton and asks him to be the “star” of his show. What name did Barnum bestow on Charles Stratton?

a)

The Irish Giant

b)

General Tom Thumb

11.

She gave 93 concerts in America. She earned about $350,000, and he made at least $500,000 ($10 million and $15 million today). Because she was tired and homesick, she decided to end her concert tour early. Who was she?

a)

Joice Heth

b)

Jenny Lind

12.

This was an exceptionally large elephant acquired by Barnum.

a)

Dumbo

b)

Jumbo

13.

What destroyed P.T. Barnum’s American Museum?

a)

Fire

b)

Earthquake

14.

After he destruction of his museum, what did P.T. Barnum do?

a)

He started a traveling tent circus.

b)

He entered politics and became a Senator.

15.

In his retirement years Barnum became a philanthropist. What is a philanthropist?

a)

Someone who helps others by giving their time or money to socially useful purposes.

b)

Someone who sells tickets to a museum or a circus for entertainment purposes.

16.

P.T. Barnum's museum was open fifteen hours a day and had as many as 15,000 visitors a day.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Barnum’s human “curiosities” made his museum a very popular attraction.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Barnum’s circus closed down in 2017 after 146 years of operations. Why did the circus close?

a)

People have lost all interest in seeing live entertainment.

b)

Ticket sales declined after the circus removed its elephants.

19.

Barnum printed flyers and distributed these advertisements to potential customers. Using face-to-face persuasive communication with potential customers is called:

a)

Social Media Marketing

b)

Personal Selling

20.

When Barnum and his troupe met Queen Victoria this public relations event is reported by all of the newspapers in London and America. Free coverage of an event like this is called:

a)

Publicity

b)

Personal Selling

21.

In the movie, Barnum discusses the cost of Jenny Lind’s concert tour with Phillip Carlyle. Barnum states that he will not make ANY profit until after the 41st show. This is an example of the:

a)

Break Even Point

b)

Midway Earnings Point

22.

In the movie, Barnum borrows $10,000 from the bank to be used to begin his new business. This money is called a:

a)

Capital Resource

b)

Human Resource

23.

The elephant Dumbo became the mascot of Tufts University. Today, students of Tufts are called "Dumbos".

a)

True

b)

False

24.

P.T. Barnum was born in what state? (He is also buried there.)

a)

California

b)

Connecticut

25.

Today, people are still interested in living “curiosities.”

a)

True

b)

False