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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 9 Metamorphosis | Part 2 Chapter 10 War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1882 Pierpont moves into the first private residence that had what?
(a) Access to a private railroad car.
(b) Electricity.
(c) Telephones.
(d) Private bathrooms.

2. In what year is there a Wall Street panic partially caused by the failure of the Northern Pacific Railroad bonds?
(a) 1877.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1873.
(d) 1871.

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

4. Where does Pierpont die?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Rome.
(d) New York.

5. What company is the forerunner of what eventually becomes J.P. Morgan and Company?
(a) George Peabody and Company.
(b) Duncan, Sherman, and Company.
(c) J.S. Morgan and Company.
(d) Drexel, Morgan, and Company.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Morgan ancestral home?

2. Who attacks interlocking directorates between banks and industrial companies?

3. When did the first Morgans arrive in America?

4. Baring Brothers and Junius Morgan were principal holders of what type of securities, which were popular in London in 1890?

5. The US credibility in London and European markets depends on the dollar's convertibility into what?

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