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The Men Who Built America

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cornelius Vanderbilt's nickname.

a)

The Commodore

b)

The Train Man

c)

The Conductor

d)

None of these choices are correct

2.

Oil Tycoon.

a)

Vanderbilt

b)

Rockefeller

c)

Ford

d)

Carnegie

3.

Railroad Tycoon.

a)

Edison

b)

Morgan

c)

Rockefeller

d)

Vanderbilt

4.

Uses their wealth and influence to positively contribute to society.

a)

Robber Baron

b)

Captain of Industry

5.

Uses "Ruthless and Unscrupulous" business practices.

a)

Captains of Industry

b)

Robber Barons

6.

John D. Rockefeller is worth over $400B in today's money.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Steel Tycoon.

a)

Carnegie

b)

Morgan

c)

Edison

d)

Ford

8.

Refined oil used for fueling engines.

a)

Kerosene

b)

Gasoline

c)

Lithium

d)

Petroleum

9.

Refined oil used for indoor and outdoor lighting.

a)

Kerosene

b)

Gasoline

c)

Gold

d)

Oxygen

10.

Banking and finance tycoon.

a)

Ford

b)

Carnegie

c)

Rockefeller

d)

Morgan

11.

Pioneer in electric lighting.

a)

Kerosene

b)

Edison

c)

Rockefeller

d)

Carnegie

12.

Being "philanthropic" means you keep all of your fortune to yourself.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

How was Rockefeller an innovator when it came to movement and distribution of oil nationwide?

a)

Planes

b)

Boats

c)

Helicoptors

d)

Pipelines

14.

Who was a pioneer in the area of "Assembly Line Production"?

a)

Ford

b)

Edison

c)

Morgan

d)

Vanderbilt

15.

Which Robber Baron misled Thomas Edison, costing him tens of millions of dollars?

a)

Vanderbilt

b)

Rockefeller

c)

Morgan

d)

Carnegie

16.

"The Wizard of Menlo Park".

a)

JP Morgan

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Elon Musk

d)

Thomas Edison

17.

Name of Rockefeller's company.

a)

Standard Oil

b)

Standard Steel

c)

General Electric

d)

None of these choices are correct

18.

John D. Rockefeller had influence on the American Government.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

To expand on something that already exists.

a)

Invention

b)

Monopoly

c)

Copyright

d)

Innovation

20.

Automobile Pioneer.

a)

Henry Ford

b)

JP Morgan

c)

Andrew Carnegie

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

21.
Andrew Carnegie gained control of a large percentage of the steel company by doing all of the following EXCEPT  
a)
Buying out his supporters
b)
Cutting the quality of his products
c)
Buying out his competitors
d)
Underselling his competitors
22.
What material did Carnegie mass produce in order to make his bridge stronger?
a)
Iron
b)
Carbon
c)
Concrete
d)
Steel
23.
Who did Carnegie hire to run his Mills?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Henry Frick
c)
J.P Morgan
d)
Nikola Tesla
24.
Where did Carnegie build his first bridge?
a)
Missouri River 
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Hudson River
d)
Quinipiac  River
25.

Who was primarily at fault for the Johnstown flood?

a)

Carnegie

b)

Frick

c)

Rockefeller

d)

Vanderbilt

26.

Who were the mercenaries at the Homestead Steel strike?

a)

Pinkertons

b)

Rough Riders

c)

Unions The Unions

d)

State milita

27.

Business expansion strategy, wherein the company acquires a particular business line to eliminate competition.

a)

a holding company

b)

horizontal integration

c)

a trust

d)

vertical integration

28.

The first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel.

a)

Bessemer process

b)

Carnegie process

c)

Steel process

d)

Vanderbilt process

29.
John D. Rockefeller had helped support his family because of his troubled father.  What was the occupation of William A. Rockefeller, John’s father?
a)
candy salesman
b)
circus operator
c)
con man
d)
railroad operator
30.
How many railroads would go out of business in the economic crash in  1873?
a)
1/2
b)
1/3
c)
1/10
d)
1/20
31.
Limiting supply increases demand and severely increases ____________ in business.
a)
workers
b)
prices
c)
owners
d)
relationships
32.
Rockefeller was able to pull off the first real ______________ in America driving out all of his competitors.
a)
Socialist Corporation
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Monopoly
d)
Democracy
33.
Rockefeller outlasts all of his competition and demonstrates the he was the ____________.
a)
worst
b)
fittest 
c)
luckiest
d)
only one
34.
In this cartoon, the octopus is grabbing many things?  One appears to be the White House and the other building is ______________.
a)
The Ocean
b)
The Red Cross
c)
Congress
d)
employees
35.
In this cartoon, the Monopolies are also known as ___________.
a)
Congress
b)
business
c)
Trusts
d)
desks
36.
In this cartoon, the Monopolists or Captains of Industry are attempting to ________________ Congress.
a)
teach
b)
bribe/influence
c)
keep an eye  on
d)
take the seats of
37.
Both Vanderbilt and Rockefeller used a shutdown of a bridge and other refineries to____________________.
a)
make more money
b)
make the competition bleed
c)
drive the other companies out of business
d)
All of the above
38.
Vanderbilt owned about _________ % of all railroads in America.
a)
20
b)
30
c)
40
d)
100
39.
Rockefeller in the end owned about ________% of all oil in the US.
a)
50
b)
60
c)
90
d)
100
40.

When refinery owner John D. Rockefeller meeting with the wealthiest man in America, railroad owner Cornelius Vanderbilt, he-

a)

overpromises on what he is capable of doing

b)

plays cards and loses to Vanderbilt

c)

drinks whiskey and refuses to negotiate

41.

As a young child, John D. Rockefeller's household was supported by-

a)

Himself

b)

His older brother

c)

His mother

42.

True or False, John D. Rockefeller's father eventually became his role model because he was an honest and successful businessman.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

True or False, John D. Rockefeller wanted to develop a business that was less risky and ran efficiently.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Rockefeller decides to use scientific research of this to make his company more efficient.

a)

Drilling for oil

b)

Refining oil

c)

Transporting oil

45.

According to Real Estate Mogul, Donald Trump, besides being smart and having vision, which trait do most successful people in life exhibit?

a)

They're innovative

b)

They have passion

c)

They don't quit

46.

Rockefeller plays the railroads against one another when he makes a verbal agreement with-

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

J.P. Morgan

c)

Tom Scott

47.

To force Rockefeller to pay higher shipping rates, Cornelius Vanderbilt forms an unlikely alliance with this rival railroad businessman.

a)

Tom Scott

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

J.P. Morgan

48.

How does Rockefeller view this unlikely alliance between these railroad businessmen?

a)

As a declaration of war

b)

Business as usual

c)

Something that wouldn't last

49.

Because of Rockefeller's move to transport his oil without Carnegie and Scott's railways, the U.S. economy-

a)

slips into a depression

b)

expands very rapidly

c)

grows at a much slower rate

50.

During the Panic of 1873, many oil companies go bankrupt, Rockefeller-

a)

sells all of his company's shares of stock

b)

makes plans to retire from Standard Oil Company

c)

begins to buy out his competitors

51.

What big project does Vanderbilt create in New York City?

a)

Built a shipyard

b)

Built New York Harbor

c)

Built the subway system

d)

Grand Central Depot

52.

What do Jay Gould and Jim Fisk do to thwart Vanderbilt's plan to buy the Erie Rail Line?

a)

Raise the price too high

b)

Buy the rail line before he can

c)

Water down the stock value (issue lots of stock so it loses value)

d)

Refuse to sell the rail line to Vanderbilt

53.

What does Vanderbilt decide that he needs to do to finally control a majority of the railroads in America?

a)

Lower his shipping costs to get more business

b)

Blackmail other railroad owners into selling

c)

Transport new cargo

d)

Buy them all

54.

What event changes the outlook of the man from Cleveland?

a)

He hears people drilling for oil and realizes he could make a lot of money

b)

His wife nearly dies from Scarlett Fever

c)

The train he was supposed to be on derails, which would have killed him

d)

His son dies in the Civil War

55.

Sumner Redstone (majority owner of Viacom & CBS) claims that a successful business owner objective should be what?

a)

To own the monopoly

b)

To make the most money

c)

To have the best product

d)

to win

56.
The Sherman Antitrust Act 
a)
Outlawed the formation of trusts that interfered with free trade
b)
Was supported by millionaire industrialists
c)
Was used by labor unions to fight for the workers rights
d)
Encouraged the establishment of large- scale businesses
57.
Where did Carnegie build his Mills?
a)
Chicago
b)
Pittsburgh
c)
New York
d)
Johns town
58.
Who did Carnegie hire to run his Mills?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Henry Frick
c)
J.P Morgan
d)
Nikola Tesla
59.
Which of the following did Social Darwinism discourage?
a)
Hard work
b)
Industrialization
c)
Government regulation
d)
The accumulation of wealth
60.
Why did the Homestead Strike start? (it occurred at Andrew Carnegie's Steel factory in Pittsburgh)
a)
workers were protesting the purchase of machinery that they thought would cut jobs
b)
workers were protesting crowded factory floors by walking outside to get fresh air
c)
workers were fighting for healthcare since the steel mill was causing lung problems
d)
workers head Andrew Carnegie was donating to charity instead of raising their pay
61.
What industry did Vanderbilt invest in after moving on from the shipping industry?
a)
Steamships
b)
Canals
c)
Aqueducts
d)
Railroads
62.
Multi-family urban housing were known as 
a)
Settlement houses
b)
Suburbs
c)
Tenements
d)
Boarding homes
63.
Who made his fortune in the banking industry
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
John D Rockefeller
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
JP Morgan
64.
Who perfected the incandescent light bulb, created an electrical power system, and organized power plants?
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Thomas Alva Edison
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
Andrew Carnegie
65.
Risk takers who use their money to launch a business are called what?
a)
Entrepreneur
b)
Sole proprietor
c)
limited liability company
d)
Partnership
66.

What product convinces Rockefeller that gasoline can be even bigger than kerosene?

a)

train

b)

bicycle

c)

telephone

d)

car

67.
Henry Ford was not allowed to __________ his car because ALAM was not allowing him to do so.
a)
make
b)
patent
c)
drive
d)
race
68.
John D Rockefeller gave what reason for not answering the Supreme 
Court monopoly charges?
a)
His lawyer would answer
b)
He did not trust them
c)
He could not remember
d)
All of the above
69.
The Supreme Court called it monopoly but what did Rockefeller call his business?
a)
enterprise
b)
too bad so sad
c)
socialism
d)
communism
70.
Ford was the first in the industry to pay his workers a _______ per day wage.
a)
1 dollar
b)
2 dollar
c)
5 dollar
d)
10 dollar
71.
Ford make the workers happy by only having them work a ________ hour workday.
a)
5
b)
12
c)
15
d)
8
72.
Ford proves his car was better and worthy by what method?
a)
challenging the competition to build one faster
b)
challenging the best driver to a race and winning
c)
beating another factory on a timed test
d)
having a better workforce
73.
Ford was instrumental in helping to create a wealthy ____________ in America.
a)
the elite class
b)
upper class
c)
middle class
d)
lower class
74.
Ford's best selling car was called the ______________.
a)
Model A
b)
The Buggy
c)
Black Magic
d)
Model T
75.
Ford made one car to start and it was only available in what color?
a)
White
b)
Red
c)
Silver
d)
Black
76.
Ford's Assembly Line technique would later be copied by?
a)
Max Factor Makeup
b)
Hershey' Chocolate
c)
Wrigley's Chewing Gum
d)
All of the above
77.

What event allows J.P. Morgan to continue investing in electricity despite his father’s objection?

a)

an electric breakthrough that's an instant success

b)

His father dies in a carriage accident

c)

His father has a near death experience and realizes that Morgan is right about electricity

d)

Morgan wins the bid for the Chicago Worlds Fair

78.

What does Thomas Edison invent to prove that AC current is dangerous?

a)

Shock collars for dogs

b)

The electric chair

c)

electric generators

d)

induction coils

79.

What does Morgan do to take advantage of Westinghouse’s debts?

a)

Tells the press investors should not invest in new, high debt companies like Westinghouse.

b)

Morgan buys Westinghouse and gains control of the industry

c)

Morgan tells investors that Westinghouse is embezzling their investment money

d)

Morgan claims that Westinghouse is bankrupt and can't pay off his debts.

80.

What does Tesla do to allow Westinghouse to attract investors?

a)

Tears up his contract releasing his patent fees

b)

Invents the flashlight

c)

tells investors he will work for half price

d)

Tesla puts on another demonstration that's more impressive than the first.

81.

Who wins the bid to light up Chicago’s World Fair?

a)

Telsa / Westinghouse

b)

Edison / Morgan

c)

Morse / Ford

d)

Curie / Rockefeller

82.

What company that becomes one of America’s biggest does JP Morgan control?

a)

Lucky Gold

b)

General Electric

c)

AT&T

d)

Bell

83.

What does Morgan do to help the United States government?

a)

Starts the U.S. Treasury

b)

Loans the bank 2 million dollars

c)

Loans the U.S. Treasury 100 million dollars

d)

Creates the national banking system

84.

Who does the working class public put their trust in to take on powerful business leaders like Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Morgan?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Thomas Nast

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

William Jennings Bryan

85.

In what city did the industrial growth begin?

a)

Chicago

b)

Pittsburgh

c)

New York city

d)

Detroit

86.

At what age did Vanderbilt die?

a)

62

b)

72

c)

82

d)

52

87.

What was oil called?

a)

Black tar

b)

Devils blood

c)

Liquid gold

88.

What was the depression?

a)

A period of extreme wealth for the country

b)

A period of extreme hunger

c)

A period of extreme unemployment

d)

A period of great expansion

89.

Who tells Vanderbilt that, "Your war is about to begin"?

a)

A military nurse

b)

A fortune teller

c)

A shop owner

90.

Who eventually takes over part of Vanderbilt's business?

a)

His son that was groomed for the job, George

b)

His less accomplished son, William

c)

His longtime business rival, Tom Scott

91.

In response to those individuals insulting him, he gets back at them by-

a)

blockading the only rail bridge into New York City.

b)

tripling the cost to use the only rail bridge into New York City.

c)

destroying the only rail bridge into New York City.

92.

Which project does Vanderbilt undertake in New York City?

a)

construction of Grand Central Station

b)

rebranding of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel

c)

renovating the Empire State Building

93.

Vanderbilt wants to control the Erie Line because it connects New York City to-

a)

Chicago

b)

Los Angeles

c)

San Francisco

94.

By targeting the Erie Rail Line, Vanderbilt buys as much stock as possible to control it. This is better known as-

a)

A Golden Parachute

b)

Asset Transaction

c)

A Hostile Takeover

95.

Gould and Fisk's plan is highly illegal today and is known as-

a)

Corporate Espionage

b)

Watering Down Stock

c)

Script Bid

96.

Sumner Redstone, a majority owner of Viacom and CBS, claims that a successful business owner's objective should always be-

a)

Winning

b)

Making Money

c)

Rewarding Employees

97.

John D. Rockefeller, a struggling refinery owner from this city is targeted by Vanderbilt to help his plan move forward.

a)

Buffalo, New York

b)

Cleveland, Ohio

c)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

98.

Which event greatly changes Rockefeller's outlook towards the future?

a)

A train derailment

b)

A refinery explosion

c)

The death of his brother in the war

99.

What term best describes the following definition? A person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power.

a)

Anarchist

b)

Industrial

c)

Magnate

d)

Mercenary

e)

Progressive

100.

What tragic event tarnished Andrew Carnegie's image and set him on a path to philanthropy?

a)

San Francisco Fire

b)

Hindenburg Disaster

c)

Johnstown Flood

d)

Galveston Hurricane

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