Chapter 16

Quiz for Document 16-1: Andrew Carnegie, Wealth (1889)

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Question 1

In his essay Wealth, Andrew Carnegie makes an argument that defends industrialization and advocates which of the following?A. Vertical integration
B. Philanthropy
C. Corporations
D. Cooperatives

Question 2

Great inequality of wealth was, according to Carnegie,A. a moral issue to be addressed by religion.
B. a political issue to be addressed by legislation.
C. a temporary condition of early industrialization.
D. the inevitable result of material progress.

Question 3

According to Carnegie, the separation of employer and employee necessary to economies of scale in modern production creates a cost to society by promotingA. emigration of Americans to escape poverty.
B. political factions that cannot effectively legislate.
C. rigid castes that no longer communicate with nor trust one another.
D. sexual inequality based on gender divisions.

Question 4

Carnegie believes that philanthropy, the concept of the wealthy holding their private wealth as a public trust, will one dayA. create a perfect society.
B. prevent a communist revolution.
C. result in a new religion.
D. undermine individual initiative.