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Quiz about Andrew Carnegie
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1
how much money did Andrew Carnegie give away?
240 million
480 million
350 million
none of the above
2
At what age did Carnegie become a messenger?
15
13
16
14
3
Did Andrew write The Gospel of Wealth?
False
True
4
What age did Andrew Carnegie die at?
84
79
83
92
5
Where was Andrew Carnegie born?
Scotland
London
Glasgow
Sweden
6
In 1848 Carnegie and his family emigrated to settle in what U S state?
New Jersey
pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New York
7
Where can you find him today?
Carnegie mellon's university
Harvard University
Princeton University
at your house
8
Carnegie sold his company to the United States Steel Corporation started by which businessman?
J P Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Mellon
James Duke
9
What special skill did Andrew Carnegie have that enabled him to get a job with
weaving fabrics by hand
knowing how to load bobbins
knowing how to operate a railroad car
being a telegraph operator
10
In what year was andrew carnegie born?
1836
1845
1835
1842
11
Was Andrew Carnegie a philanthropist?
False
True
12
Where did Carnegie donate large sums of money?
Churches
Public Libraries
Banks
Hospitals
13
When Carnegie settled in America he went to work in a factory. How much did he make a week.
$2.20 a week
$1.30 a week
$1.20 a week
$1.45 a week
14
How much did Carnegie get paid when he was a Telegrapher?
$4.50
$20
$2.50
.50 cents
15
What year was he born?
1817
1835
1879
1852
16
How old was Carnegie when he came to America
12
14
13
11
17
Was Andrew Carnegie born into a wealthy family?
True
False
18
When Carnegie settled in America he went to work in a factory. How much did he make a week?
$2.20 a week
$1.45 a week
$1.30 a week
$1.20 a week
19
Andrew Carnegie believed the future leaders of society would...
need to form a world government
need to be the businessmen of the world
rise from the ranks of the poor
need to share their power with the workers
20
What industry is he known for?
Petroleum
Coal
Steel
Automotive
21
Three of the many business ventures that Andrew Carnegie invested in were _____ .
the steel industry, automobile production, and newspapers
newspapers, the steel industry, and bobbin-making
the steel industry, gold-mining, and newspapers
the railroad industry, oil wells, and iron bridges
22
Three of the many business ventures that Andrew Carnegie invested in were _____ ?
newspapers, the steel industry, and bobbin-making
the railroad industry, oil wells, and iron bridges
.the steel industry, automobile production, and newspapers
the steel industry, gold-mining, and newspapers
23
Which of the following philosophical stances was not one of Andrew Carnegie's?
Anti-union
Anti-royalty
Anti-imperialism
Anti-religion
24
Was this a good Quiz?
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25
How much did Andrew carnegie sell his steel company for?
480 million
450 million
470 million
465 million
26
What skills did Carnegie have that enabled him to get a job with the Pennsylvania Railroad?
being a telegraph operator
weaving fabrics by hand
knowing how to operate a railroad car
knowing how to load bobbins
27
What did he donate 5 million dollars for?
cancer
library and education
poverty
hunger
28
What was the name of andrew carnegie's business.
Carnegie steel
Carnegie Steel Corporation
Carnegie incorporated
Carnegie bessemer steel
29
In his later years Carnegie became an acclaimed writer. Which did he not write?
An American Four-in-hand in Britain
Triumphant Democracy
How to Win Friends and Influence People
The Gospel of Wealth
30
Andrew Carnegie gave away what percentage of his wealth?
90%
80%
85%
75%
31
In what industry did Andrew Carnegie first make an impression and work his way up?
railroad
merchandising
dairy foods
clothing
