This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section IV. A Tale of Three Banks, Chapters 16-19 The Creature Comes to America; A Den of Vipers; Loaves and Fishes, and Civil War; Greenbacks and Other Crimes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What deal did the U.S. make with England during World War I regarding the British ship Lusitania?
(a) In a deal struck between England and the US, the British ship Lusitania was set up to be sunk by a U-boat operating in the North Atlantic near Ireland.
(b) In a deal struck between England and the US, the British ship Lusitania was set up to be sunk by a U-boat operating off the coast of Italy.
(c) In a deal struck between England and the US, the British ship Lusitania ambushed a U-boat operating in the North Atlantic near Ireland.
(d) In a deal struck between England and the US, the British ship Lusitania was set up to be sunk by a U-boat operating in the Black Sea.

2. Why did banks offer debtors more credit?
(a) Banks offered more credit to debtors to help improve their credit rating.
(b) Banks offered more credit to debtors to so they could increase their purchasing power.
(c) Banks offered more credit to debtors to increase interest payments to the them.
(d) Banks offered more credit to debtors to help them purchase homes.

3. When did the American public become interested in socialism as an alternative to capitalism?
(a) After World War II, the American public became interested in socialism as an alternative to capitalism.
(b) After LBJ's Great Society was enacted, the American public became interested in socialism as an alternative to capitalism.
(c) During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the American public became interested in socialism as an alternative to capitalism.
(d) During the Cold War, the American public became interested in socialism as an alternative to capitalism.

4. What place in history does the Rothschild family hold?
(a) Mayer Amschel Rothschild and his five sons financed worldwide wars from the middle of the eighteenth century into the nineteenth.
(b) Mayer Amschel Rothschild and his five sons financed European wars from the middle of the eighteenth century into the nineteenth.
(c) Mayer Amschel Rothschild and his five sons financed European wars occurring in the twentieth century.
(d) Mayer Amschel Rothschild and his five sons financed European wars occurring after World War II through the Cold War years.

5. How did the government provide economic support to Lockheed Corporation in 1970?
(a) In 1970, Lockheed Corporation was forgiven of all defense-related debt.
(b) In 1970, the US government agreed to pay Lockheed Corporation twenty-percent over their selling prices.
(c) In 1970, Lockheed Corporation was made a unit of the Defense Department.
(d) In 1970, Lockheed Corporation had troubles and became a prime government contractor, another way of nationalizing private industry.