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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 heads the Mergers and Acquisitions department of Morgan Stanley?
(a) Lewis Bernard.
(b) Bob Greenhill.
(c) Robert Baldwin.
(d) John Stevens.

2. What happens to Morgan's Leonard Rist of the Paris Morgan office when the Nazis arrive?
(a) He leaves Paris before the Nazis arrived.
(b) He is arrested by the Nazis.
(c) He continues to work at the Morgan office.
(d) He is killed by the Nazis.

3. In 1979 Morgan Stanley loses an IBM deal to what other firm?
(a) Salomon Brothers.
(b) Schwab.
(c) Morgan Grenfell.
(d) Lehman Brothers.

4. Why can't Morgan Grenfell enter the US market?
(a) Because of its relationship with Morgan Stanley.
(b) Because of the Glass Steagall Act.
(c) Because of the Bank of England prohibitions.
(d) Because of the Takeover Panel rules.

5. Which of the following is not a client of Morgan Grenfell?
(a) Queen Elizabeth II.
(b) Soviet Union.
(c) Lloyds of London.
(d) Sultan of Brunei.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Stephen Sui-Kwan Wang, Jr?

2. What is the name of the first Morgan mutual fund?

3. Who is Dean Jay?

4. How long does Morgan Stanley suspend its practice of programmed trades on an international basis after the crash in 1987?

5. When does Guinness acquire fifty percent of Distillers shares?

Short Essay Questions

1. What company does Morgan merge with, and what is the resulting company?

2. When Mussolini has Giovanni Fummi, a Morgan agent, arrested as a spy what happens?

3. What event begins the long relationship between Rupert Murdoch and Morgan Grenfell?

4. Why does England sign the Munich Pact and what other countries signed?

5. Why does Morgan Grenfell go public?

6. How big is the trust operation of Morgan Guaranty after its merger?

7. What is the result on profits when the SEC prohibits fixed commissions on stock trade in 1975?

8. What is the SEC new Rule 415?

9. Why does US District Attorney Rudolph Giuliani criticize Morgan Stanley for the inside trading scandal involving Stephen Sui-Kwan Wang, Jr. even though Morgan Stanley was not involved?

10. In late 1988, what is Morgan Grenfell's major strength?

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