Stage 5 Testing 1:Multiple-Choice Questions
Now you will hear 10 questions about the information you heard in the lecture.Each question will be spoken one time only,and it will not be written out for you.You must listen very carefully to each question.After hearing a question,you must read the four possible answer choices provided.You will then refer to your notes and select(a),(b),(c)or(d)—whichever is the best choice.
1.
(a)On 17 April 1836 in Hartford,Connecticut
(b)On 16 April 1837 in Harvard,Connecticut
(c)On 17 April 1837 in Hartford,Connecticut
(d)On 16 April 1836 in Harvard,Connecticut
2.
(a)In Boston
(b)In Germany
(c)In Switzerland
(d)In France
3.
(a)In 1870
(b)In 1867
(c)In 1860
(d)In 1857
4.
(a)In 1895
(b)In 1893
(c)In 1890
(d)In 1871
5.
(a)75,000 people were jobless and 20,000 homeless
(b)Some people died of hunger
(c)Some people were frozen on the streets
(d)All of the above
6.
(a)He reorganized half of the major railroads in the United States
(b)He controlled the entire US railroad industry
(c)He was in charge of at least 16% of the US railroad industry
(d)He consolidated all the railroads in the United States
7.
(a)Because he didn’t have the financial strength to compete with Morgan
(b)Because he and Morgan were close friends
(c)Because Morgan promised to keep his name in the company
(d)All of the above
8.
(a)By meeting with the president of Carnegie
(b)By avoiding clashes with Andrew Carnegie
(c)By purchasing Andrew Carnegie’s steel holdings
(d)All of the above
9.
(a)Morgan controlled 20% of the companies listed on the NYSE
(b)Morgan controlled all the major banks in the United States
(c)Morgan was in charge of over two-thirds of the US steel industry
(d)Morgan had a major stake in the three largest insurance companies in the US
10.
(a)He was nearly seventy-nine years old
(b)He was nearly seventy-eight years old
(c)He was nearly seventy-seven years old
(d)He was nearly seventy-six years old