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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1923 Morgan forges ties with what leading Japanese bank?
(a) Japan National Bank.
(b) House of Fujimoto.
(c) House of Mitsui.
(d) Bank of Tokyo.

2. Who puts England back on the gold standard?
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) House of Morgan.
(c) John Keynes.
(d) House of Rothschilds.

3. Who is the wealthiest of the Morgan partners?
(a) Mellon.
(b) Brandeis.
(c) Lamont.
(d) Heller.

4. What percentage of Morgan business deals with common stock issues in the 1920s?
(a) Less than 25 percent.
(b) Less than 10 percent.
(c) Less than 50 percent.
(d) Less than 3 percent.

5. When does Morrow die?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1931.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1882 Pierpont moves into the first private residence that had what?

2. When does Morgan loan Italy $100 million?

3. What city is the center of the financial world when this book opens?

4. In what year is there a Wall Street panic partially caused by the failure of the Northern Pacific Railroad bonds?

5. When was the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act enacted?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Father Charles E. Coughlin, a radio priest of the time, attack the banking industry?

2. In 1934 why does Lamont stop supporting Japan?

3. What major merger occurrs as a result of the big dive in the stock and commodity markets in October 1939?

4. What is the turning point for when the House of Morgan surpasses the House of Rothschilds?

5. How do the Morgan partners come to finance Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis flight?

6. When World War I begins, what are the positions of the US government and the House of Morgan?

7. Why are loans made to Latin American countries considered risky?

8. What causes a Wall Street panic in 1873?

9. In 1924 what are the House of Morgan ties with the candidates?

10. What is the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act?

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