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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The repeal of the Neutrality Acts allows who to purchase arms from the US?
(a) Anyone.
(b) Nations at war.
(c) Nations who are friends of nations at war.
(d) Nations friendly to the US.

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

3. What do Wall Street banks use as a form of finance during this period?
(a) Foreign currency.
(b) Compensating balances.
(c) Securities.
(d) Bonds.

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

5. When does Hitler invade Austria?
(a) January 1938.
(b) June 1939.
(c) March 1939.
(d) March 1938.

6. When does Mussolini die?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1947.

7. What newspaper breaks the story about Morgan Stanley's involvement in the Olinkraft buyout?
(a) Washington Times.
(b) New York Times.
(c) Washington Post.
(d) Wall Street Journal.

8. Who heads the Corporate Finance Department of Morgan Grenfell?
(a) Roger Seelig.
(b) George Magan.
(c) Graham Walsh.
(d) Geoffrey Collier.

9. How long does Morgan Stanley suspend its practice of programmed trades on an international basis after the crash in 1987?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 1 year.

10. Who is Percy Hall?
(a) A managing partner of Morgan Stanley.
(b) A partner at Morgan Grenfell.
(c) A Washington banker.
(d) The judge in the antitrust case against Morgan Stanley.

11. When does the SEC charge Tommy S. Lamont with inside trading?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1968.

12. Who is the chairman of Guinness during the scandal?
(a) Ernest Saunders.
(b) Geoffrey Collier.
(c) George Magan.
(d) Ivan Boesky.

13. How much does Morgan Grenfell make on the American Tobacco deal?
(a) $1 million.
(b) $2 million.
(c) $250,000.
(d) $100,000.

14. Who becomes the chairman of Morgan in 1955?
(a) Junius Morgan.
(b) Henry Alexander.
(c) Harry Morgan.
(d) Henry Davison.

15. When People Express runs into trouble, what airline does it merge with?
(a) Texas Air.
(b) Northwest.
(c) Continental.
(d) Frontier.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who heads the Mergers and Acquisitions department of Morgan Stanley?

2. When does Morgan Stanley's first hostile takeover occur?

3. By the mid 1960s how much money does Morgan manage in trust assets?

4. Who buys Morgan Grenfell in 1989?

5. When does France sign an armistice with Nazi Germany?

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