Lesson 1 Reflection Activity Andrew Carnegie Trivia
Answer the trivia questions below. Remember, this is not graded. There is no need to cheat. . . It actually hurts you to cheat. . . Because I use this to see how well you remembered, how well I taught it to you, and if I need to reteach it to you. :) Have fun!
- 1.Andrew Carnegie was an immigrant to America from France.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Which list below is in the proper order of the jobs Andrew Carnegie had from the time he came to America to the time he died?
- A.
Bobbin boy, telegraph messenger boy, assistant to railroad tycoon, businessman & investor, owner of the Carnegie Steel Company, philanthropist
- B.
Breaker boy, telegraph operator, railroad tycoon, owner of Carnegie Steel Mill, retired, left his fortune to his family
- C.
Power loom worker, pony express rider, railroad tycoon, owner of Carnegie Oil, Newspaper tycoon, Charity organizer for libraries
- 3.What promise did Carnegie make himself at age 33.
- A.
To stop working in two years so he could help others less fortunate
- B.
To become the sole owner of steel production in the U.S.
- C.
To get married and start a family
- 4.How did Carnegie become so successful in the Steel Business?
- A.
He used the Bessemer process to produce the steel, and kept employee wages low
- B.
He owned the largest steel mines in the U.S. so he did not have to pay expensive mine leases
- C.
He paid his workers well so that they would produce steel quicker than his competitors employees
- 5.Who was Henry Clay Frick?
- A.
The man who bought out Carnegie Steel and made Carnegie one of the richest men in the world
- B.
Carnegie's manager at the Homestead Steel Mill that called in Pinkerton Detectives to break up a strike resulting in the deaths of workers
- C.
Carnegie's private secretary that handled giving his money away to various charities and educational organizations
- 6.Who was J.P. Morgan?
- A.
The man who bought out Carnegie Steel and made Carnegie one of the richest men in the world
- B.
Carnegie's manager at the Homestead Steel Mill that called in Pinkerton Detectives to break up a strike resulting in the deaths of workers
- C.
Carnegie's private secretary that handled giving his money away to various charities and educational organizations
- 7.What was life like for industrial workers in the Gilded Age?
- A.
Poor working and living conditions, low wages, and long hours
- B.
Fair working and living conditions, high wages, but long hours
- C.
Good working and living conditions, high wages, and reasonable hours
- 8.What was the Bessemer Process?
- A.
An inexpensive and quick method of converting iron to steel
- B.
It was the way steel was melted and molded to create building supplies
- C.
It was the process used by factory managers to break up worker strikes
- 9.How did the Bessemer Process speed up industrial growth in America?
- A.
Because it was a versatile metal and reasonably priced, it could be used to construct rails and buildings
- B.
Because factory managers had a system for handling industrial workers, workers did not strike and interfere with industrial growth
- C.
Because building supplies were forged in molds using the Bessemer process, more supplies could be sold to people than ever before
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