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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does Guinness acquire fifty percent of Distillers shares?
(a) July 1986.
(b) April 1987.
(c) April 1986.
(d) September 1986.

3. When does the royal family make a trip to the United States?
(a) March 1938.
(b) June 1939.
(c) September 1939.
(d) September 1938.

4. When does Morgan Stanley's first hostile takeover occur?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1974.

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

6. What partner's son is on Dwight Eisenhower's staff during the war and works on his presidential campaign?
(a) Whitney.
(b) Morgan.
(c) Davison.
(d) Lamont.

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

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

9. What entire industry does Morgan Grenfell handle after the war?
(a) Railroads.
(b) Oil.
(c) Electrical industry.
(d) Aluminum.

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

11. What causes the recession in 1973-1974?
(a) The Arab boycott of Israel.
(b) The devaluation of the Euro.
(c) The Arab oil embargo.
(d) The introduction of petrodollars.

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

13. Morgan has a relationship with the Saudis dating back to when?
(a) 1920s.
(b) 1930s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1940s.

14. Who becomes the first Jew to be hired at Morgan Stanley and also the second youngest partner in Morgan history?
(a) Lewis Bernard.
(b) Robert Bradford.
(c) Robert Baldwin.
(d) Lewis Berstein.

15. Why can't Morgan Grenfell enter the US market?
(a) Because of the Takeover Panel rules.
(b) Because of the Glass Steagall Act.
(c) Because of the Bank of England prohibitions.
(d) Because of its relationship with Morgan Stanley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Dean Jay?

2. When does JP Morgan and Company become a corporation?

3. Who heads the Corporate Finance Department of Morgan Grenfell?

4. When does the Falkland War start?

5. When does the Justice Department file an antitrust suit against Morgan Stanley?

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