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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. Where does Pierpont die?
(a) Rome.
(b) London.
(c) New York.
(d) Paris.

2. Why does Peabody bring Morgan in as a partner?
(a) Because the Queen likes Morgan.
(b) Because Morgan is wealthy.
(c) Because Peabody has no heirs.
(d) Because Peabody and Morgan are good friends.

3. Who does Parker Gilbert's wife marry after his death?
(a) Robert Young.
(b) Jack Morgan.
(c) Morgan Stanley.
(d) Harold Stanley.

4. What location bought by Pierpont becomes the setting for many business and other meetings?
(a) The New York Stock Exchange.
(b) His limousine.
(c) His railroad car.
(d) His yacht.

5. In 1882 Pierpont moves into the first private residence that had what?
(a) Telephones.
(b) Access to a private railroad car.
(c) Electricity.
(d) Private bathrooms.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Morgan loan Italy $100 million?

2. How long is George Whitney sentenced to Sing Sing for his crime?

3. Who introduces obligatory military service to Germany in the 1930s?

4. In the 1924 presidential election what candidate does the House of Morgan have ties with?

5. What depletes England of gold?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the general economic status in the United States when the book opens in 1835?

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

3. What is the Reconstruction Finance Corporation?

4. How does the Morgan firm restructure as a result of the Glass Steagall Act?

5. Whom does Jack begin to groom for roles in the House of Morgan?

6. What is the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act?

7. In 1934 why does Lamont stop supporting Japan?

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

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

10. What is the Glass Steagall Act?

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