Which of the following statements presents accurate information about the Standard Oil merger?   a.  The Standard Oil merger is an example of a vertical merger.   b.  Standard Oil was initially organized as a holding company.   c.  The petroleum refining industry was never particularly competitive, and was dominated by a few large firms even prior to the Standard Oil merger.   d.  Following the merger, Standard Oil controlled 90 percent of U.S. refining capacity.

(04.03 LC)You are participating in a game show competition where each contestant is presented with a unique puzzle that requires you to think creatively and solve a problem you’ve never encountered before. Which type of intelligence would support your success in this situation?

(04.03 MC)Your little brother has a big ball of clay. You break the ball of clay into smaller pieces while he watches. He begins to cry because he thinks he now has less clay. Which of Piaget’s stages is your brother likely in?

Which of the following was most likely the most costly war the United States had fought?   a.  the War of 1812   b.  the Cold War   c.  World War I   d.  World War II

Most historians today agree that   a.  Britain was right to demand reparations from Germany.   b.  trying to extract reparations from Germany was a mistake.   c.  Germany’s reckless spending in the 1920s was chiefly to blame for the Great Depression.   d.  U.S. loans to Germany merely postponed an otherwise inevitable Great Depression.

By the 20th century, the largest sector of the U.S. economy in terms of commodity output value was   a.  agriculture.   b.  manufacturing.   c.  mining.   d.  construction.

Which of the following economists is often credited with establishing the monetarist school of thought?   a.  John Maynard Keynes   b.  Arthur Laffer   c.  A. W. Phillips   d.  Milton Friedman

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Which United States President is most closely identified with the New Deal?   a.  Calvin Coolidge.   b.  Herbert Hoover.    c.  Franklin Roosevelt.   d.  Theodore Roosevelt.