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Quiz for Document 18–4: Andrew Carnegie, Wealth, 1889

Choose the best answer to each question.

1. How did Carnegie explain the growing inequalities of wealth in modern American society?

He argued it was the failure of the government to render economic justice.

He considered this inequality the inevitable byproduct of civilization.

He criticized his fellow millionaires for their ruthless exploitation of the weak.

He blamed the activism of labor organizers for the economic discrepancies of the time.

2. How did Carnegie think that inequality in American society should be addressed?

The wealthy should contribute their riches to the public good.

Labor unions should pressure employers to pay higher wages.

Government should redistribute resources from the rich to the poor.

Manufacturing should return to the apprentice system.

3. According to Carnegie, the best use of surplus wealth was to pay for

food and clothing for the poor.

infrastructure like roads.

institutions like libraries.

improved worker housing.