-What Did the Illustrator of This Cartoon Imply by Depicting

Multiple Choice

-What did the illustrator of this cartoon imply by depicting Standard Oil as an octopus grabbing many different people and objects?

A) Standard Oil's practice of vertical integration was an efficient way of eliminating competition.
B) Standard Oil was trying to gain the same control of the presidency as it had done with Congress and the courts.
C) John D. Rockefeller was a benevolent entrepreneur whose philanthropy helped the nation.
D) Standard Oil was planning to invest in off-shore drilling.