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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Morgan Grenfell hire John Stevens?
(a) To put together syndicated loans.
(b) To run its office management area.
(c) To open foreign offices.
(d) To help with mergers.

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

4. When does Morgan Stanley open its Tokyo office?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1965
(d) 1969.

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

6. Who is Siegmund Warburg?
(a) A Hamburg banker.
(b) A London banker.
(c) A client of Morgan Grenfell.
(d) A German industrialist.

7. Who buys the one third interest in Morgan Grenfell that is sold by Morgan Guaranty?
(a) Harry Morgan.
(b) Willis Faber.
(c) John Aston.
(d) S. Parker Gilbert.

8. Who succeeds Leffingwell as chairman of Morgan?
(a) George Kennecott.
(b) Tommy S. Lamont.
(c) George Whitney.
(d) Henry P. Davison.

9. London Morgan Guaranty Limited is renamed to what?
(a) JP Morgan Securities.
(b) Morgan Stanley.
(c) Morgan Grenfell.
(d) JP Morgan and Company.

10. When does Nabisco use an LBO for hostile raid?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1988.

11. By the mid 1960s how much money does Morgan manage in trust assets?
(a) $1 billion.
(b) $50 million.
(c) $15 billion.
(d) $15 million.

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

13. In 1984 the Morgan bank plays a role in rescuing what bank?
(a) National Bank.
(b) Continental Trust.
(c) Penn Square Bank.
(d) Franklin National Bank.

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

15. Who is Giovanni Fummi?
(a) A Vatican agent in Italy.
(b) A Morgan partner in the London office.
(c) A Morgan agent in Italy.
(d) A Vatican agent in Morgan's New York office.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the bone of contention between the New York and London Morgan firms?

2. Who is Asher Edelman?

3. The repeal of the Neutrality Acts allows who to purchase arms from the US?

4. Who joins with Morgan to make two loans of $225 million to France?

5. Who succeeds Baldwin as chairman of Morgan Guaranty?

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