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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) Brandeis.
(c) Heller.
(d) Mellon.

2. Who is Marriner Stoddard Eccles?
(a) A Morgan partner.
(b) A radio priest.
(c) A Utah banker.
(d) A Senator.

3. When does Mussolini invade Albania?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1933.

4. When does the stock market hit bottom?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1935.

5. When does Hitler become chancellor in Germany?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1932.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Jack move Pierpont's art collection to the US?

2. Who puts England back on the gold standard?

3. In 1923 Morgan forges ties with what leading Japanese bank?

4. What issue involving Mexico causes a feud between two Morgan partners, Lamont and Morrow?

5. With regard to his philanthropic goals, what does Jack Morgan collect?

Short Essay Questions

1. By the year 1900, Morgan has come to control most of what transportation industry and why?

2. After Britain goes off the gold standard in 1919, who wants them back on the gold standard and why?

3. In 1936 what causes the Congressional hearings into the bankers' role in World War I?

4. What are holding companies and are the Morgans involved?

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

6. What does the US credibility in London and European markets depend on?

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

8. What is the Glass Steagall Act?

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

10. What causes a feud between the two Morgan partners, Morrow and Lamont?

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