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

2. Who is kidnapped five months after Morrow dies?
(a) Morrow's son.
(b) Lamont's son.
(c) Lindbergh's son.
(d) Calles' son.

3. Who is refused a seat on the Alleghany board after buying a major block of stock and is an enemy of the Morgans?
(a) Harry Truman.
(b) Allen Kirby.
(c) Robert Young.
(d) Van Sweringen brothers.

4. Where do the Wall Street firms meet on July 31, 1914, when the European markets close?
(a) At the New York Stock Exchange.
(b) At the Federal Reserve.
(c) At the House of Morgan.
(d) At the offices of the lawyers for the New York Stock Exchange.

5. When is the Glass Steagall Act enacted?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1929.

Short Answer Questions

1. Baring Brothers and Junius Morgan were principal holders of what type of securities, which were popular in London in 1890?

2. Who decides to open an investment house called Morgan Stanley?

3. When does Hitler become chancellor in Germany?

4. What percentage of General Motors Company does the House of Morgan own when the company is formed?

5. By the winter of 1930 how many banks were failing per month?

Short Essay Questions

1. In 1938 what scandal begins to emerge?

2. In 1934 why does Lamont stop supporting Japan?

3. What are the Pujo hearings and what do they conclude?

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

5. Who represents Germany at the Paris conference where the Young Plan is adopted and why does he resign from the Reichsbank?

6. What causes a Wall Street panic in 1873?

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

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

9. What are the first two crises that Jack Morgan faces after his father's death?

10. What financial deal makes Junius Morgan a force in the banking world?

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