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Robber Barons/ Captains of Industry

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A Robber Baron was a person that was one of Americas most successful (a)   in the Gilded Age.

2.

In what ways did Robber Barons in their money?

a)

Unethical

b)

Unscrupulous

c)

Ethical

d)

Dignified

3.

What were Robber Barons considered as?

a)

Rapacious Monopolies

b)

Generous Monopolies

c)

Rapacious Proprietor

d)

Generous Proprietor

4.

What was to early version of "Robber Baron" used for?

a)

Describe Chinese that robbed travelers

b)

Describe Indians that robbed travelers

c)

Describe Europeans that robbed travelers

d)

Describe Americans that robbed travelers

5.

What was the Industrial revolution?

4 lines
6.

What did Henry Ford create?

a)

Assembly Line

b)

Model B

c)

Model T

d)

Quadricycle

7.

What did Andrew Carnegie Do?

a)

Found better ways to make steel

b)

Had a general manager named Henry Clay

c)

Cut worker's Wages

d)

Founded Stanford University

8.

What was the company John D. Rockefeller created?

a)

Standard Oil Company

b)

Standard Oil Drilling

c)

Standard Oil Reliance

d)

Standard Oil Trust

9.

What college did Cornelius Vanderbilt found?

a)

Cornelius University

b)

Yale University

c)

Vanderbilt University

d)

Princeton University

10.

What honor did Henry Ford get from the Germans?

a)

Grand Cross of the German Eagle

b)

Grand Cross of the German Shepard

c)

Grand Cross of the German Vulture

d)

Grand Cross of the German Hawk

11.

Which Robber Barons chose Philanthropy?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

John D. Rockefeller

c)

Andrew Carnegie

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

12.

How many companies were John Rockefeller's oil company broken into?

a)

12

b)

20

c)

22

d)

30

13.

Which Act stopped monopolies from happening ever again?

a)

Sherman Trust Act

b)

Sherman Antitrust Act

c)

Monopoly ACt

d)

Big Companies Bye-Bye Act

14.

Do you play Minecraft?

a)

Yes

b)

Sometimes

c)

Not a lot

d)

No