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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 19 Crack-up.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who opposes Mussolini in the press?
(a) Arthur Pearson.
(b) Jimmy Jones.
(c) Charles Dere.
(d) Walter Lippmann.

2. In the 1920s the economic boom basically occurred in what economic or financial sector?
(a) Transportation.
(b) Bond market.
(c) Stock market.
(d) Oil.

3. Who is the wealthiest of the Morgan partners?
(a) Brandeis.
(b) Lamont.
(c) Heller.
(d) Mellon.

4. Who was Ferdinand Pecora?
(a) A lawyer who headed up an investigation of Wall Street.
(b) A senator.
(c) A Morgan partner.
(d) A friend of President Hoover's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When do the Morgans purchase 23 Wall Street?

2. When does Morrow die?

3. Where is the Morgan ancestral home?

4. Where is Pierpont when the stock market panic of October 1907 begins?

5. Who decides to open an investment house called Morgan Stanley?

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