Robber Baron Quiz (Aaron/Merkle)

Question 1

What editorial cartoonist made the majority of these cartoons?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Nast

Question 2

In which type of integration does a company buy every step of the process to make a product?

Accepted Answer

Vertical Integration

Question 3

How did this "Robber Baron" gain the majority of his wealth?

Accepted Answer

Steel Industry

Question 4

Which industrialist at this time would be described as the most philanthropic?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Carnegie

Question 5

This is a train. Which of the Robber Barons was most involved in the railroad business?

Accepted Answer

Charles Crocker

Question 6

In which type of integration does the company buy out all of its competitors?

Accepted Answer

Horizontal Integration

Question 7

Who is the portly gentleman in the front left of this political cartoon?

Accepted Answer

William "Boss" Tweed

Question 8

Which company did J.P. Morgan have a hand in?

Accepted Answer

General Electric

Question 9

Which "Robber Baron" is most likely being depicted in this political cartoon?

Accepted Answer

John D. Rockefeller

Question 10

Business leaders Rockefeller, Morgan, and Vanderbilt were called robber barons mainly because

Accepted Answer

they gained all of their wealth by illegal means

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