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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 13 Jazz.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was George Peabody born?
(a) Paris, France.
(b) London, England.
(c) Danvers, Massachusetts.
(d) New York, New York.

2. Among the four Morgan partnerships, what is the only common denominator?
(a) The clients of the partnerships.
(b) The percentage of profits that Pierpont took from each.
(c) Pierpont's position as senior partner.
(d) The business of the partnerships.

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

4. What city is the center of the financial world when this book opens?
(a) Washington, DC.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) New York.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Northern Securities Company is a holding company for what?

2. What company is the forerunner of what eventually becomes J.P. Morgan and Company?

3. What location bought by Pierpont becomes the setting for many business and other meetings?

4. When is the Clayton Antitrust Act enacted?

5. What does Jack build in his father's memory?

(see the answer key)

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