View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 17 Depression.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Peabody bring Morgan in as a partner?
(a) Because Peabody and Morgan are good friends.
(b) Because Morgan is wealthy.
(c) Because Peabody has no heirs.
(d) Because the Queen likes Morgan.

2. By the winter of 1930 how many banks were failing per month?
(a) More than 100.
(b) More than 200.
(c) More than 50.
(d) More than 250.

3. Where do the Wall Street firms meet on July 31, 1914, when the European markets close?
(a) At the New York Stock Exchange.
(b) At the House of Morgan.
(c) At the offices of the lawyers for the New York Stock Exchange.
(d) At the Federal Reserve.

4. In what type of business does Junius Morgan begin his career?
(a) Insurance.
(b) Banking.
(c) Railroads.
(d) Dry-goods.

5. What percentage of Morgan business deals with common stock issues in the 1920s?
(a) Less than 10 percent.
(b) Less than 25 percent.
(c) Less than 50 percent.
(d) Less than 3 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the 1929 crash of the US stock market, where does the investment market switch to?

2. In 1882 Pierpont moves into the first private residence that had what?

3. When does England go off the gold standard?

4. Where was George Peabody born?

5. What Morgan partner has a long business relationship with Mussolini?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 207 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample