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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the Justice Department file an antitrust suit against Morgan Stanley?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1947.

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

3. Who owns the London tabloid, News of the World?
(a) The Harcourts.
(b) The Murdochs.
(c) The Carrs.
(d) The Morgans.

4. Who becomes president of the new JP Morgan corporation?
(a) Jack Morgan.
(b) Tom Lamont.
(c) Monty Norman.
(d) George Whitney.

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

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

7. Who runs the trust department of Morgan Guaranty after the merger?
(a) Junius Morgan.
(b) Peter Vermilye.
(c) Tommy Lamont.
(d) Longstreet Hinton.

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

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

10. Who is the head of Morgan Stanley's Mergers and Acquisitions department in the 1980s?
(a) Gerald Smith.
(b) Eric Gleacher.
(c) Parker Gilbert.
(d) Dick Fisher.

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

12. Morgan management disagrees with the Truman administration over what issue?
(a) Foreign debt repayment.
(b) Interest rates.
(c) Loan repayment.
(d) Securities.

13. Who becomes chairman of the Morgan bank when Jack Morgan dies?
(a) George Whitney.
(b) Tom Lamont.
(c) Harry Morgan.
(d) Tom Catto.

14. In the mid eighties how much is the Euromarket worth?
(a) $2.5 billion.
(b) $2.5 trillion.
(c) $10 billion.
(d) $5 million.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When People Express runs into trouble, what airline does it merge with?

2. In 1981 who hires Adrian Antoniu, a Romanian refugee?

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

4. Why does Morgan Grenfell hire John Stevens?

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

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