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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the mid 1970s where was the Euromarket centered?
(a) New York.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Rome.

2. When does the stock market crash in the 1980s?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1987.

3. What is the bone of contention between the New York and London Morgan firms?
(a) Joseph P. Kennedy's ambassadorship.
(b) The marraige of Nancy Langhorne.
(c) World War I war debt.
(d) Where Jack Morgan lives.

4. Who is Dean Jay?
(a) The senior partner of Morgan in Paris.
(b) A French banker.
(c) An American partner of Morgan.
(d) A Morgan partner in the London office.

5. What Senator begins to investigate petrodollars in 1975?
(a) Edward Kennedy.
(b) John Murphy.
(c) John Edwards.
(d) Frank Church.

6. What becomes Morgan Stanley's main source of business?
(a) New issues.
(b) Mergers.
(c) Loans.
(d) Foreign loans.

7. When do the Saudis form a central bank called SAMA?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1965.

8. How long was Gebauer's prison sentence for embezzlement?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 3 1/2 years.
(d) 10 years.

9. Who becomes the post-war head of Morgan Grenfell?
(a) Stephen Catto.
(b) Harry Morgan.
(c) Tom Catto.
(d) Monty Norman.

10. What new business does JP Morgan enter into as a corporation that it could not do as a partnership?
(a) Bonds.
(b) Trust business.
(c) Home loans.
(d) Securities.

11. Who asks Morgan to be in charge of the loan to Brazil in 1982?
(a) William Rhodes.
(b) Ben Bernache.
(c) Michael Milkin.
(d) Paul Volcker.

12. When does the Fed give banks the ability to float commercial bonds?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1989.

13. When does the SEC new Rule 415 come into effect?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1977.

14. When does Morgan bank merge with Guaranty Trust to form Morgan Guaranty?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1961.

15. How much does Fred Lee make in an insider trading scheme?
(a) $16.5 million.
(b) $1 million.
(c) $5.5 million.
(d) $10 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Asher Edelman?

2. When does Nabisco use an LBO for hostile raid?

3. How much does Morgan Grenfell make on the American Tobacco deal?

4. What partner's son is on Dwight Eisenhower's staff during the war and works on his presidential campaign?

5. Who is the chairman of Guinness during the scandal?

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