2. Why does Morgan Grenfell hire John Stevens?
(a) To put together syndicated loans.
(b) To help with mergers.
(c) To open foreign offices.
(d) To run its office management area.

3. What becomes Morgan Stanley's main source of business?
(a) Loans.
(b) New issues.
(c) Mergers.
(d) Foreign loans.

4. Who becomes chairman of the Morgan bank when Jack Morgan dies?
(a) Tom Lamont.
(b) Tom Catto.
(c) Harry Morgan.
(d) George Whitney.

5. In the mid 1970s how much of the profits for JP Morgan and Company are coming from abroad?
(a) 75%
(b) 25%
(c) 50%
(d) 10%

Short Answer Questions

1. Who becomes the first Jew to be hired at Morgan Stanley and also the second youngest partner in Morgan history?

2. Who is the head of Morgan Stanley's Mergers and Acquisitions department in the 1980s?

3. When does JP Morgan and Company become a corporation?

4. How much is the loan that Morgan Grenfell makes to Abu Dhabi?

5. When does the SEC new Rule 415 come into effect?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why does Morgan Grenfell go public?

3. How does Morgan find out about Tony Gebauer's embezzlement?

4. What is Cliveden?

5. What happens at the Bretton Woods conference in 1944?

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

7. What deal does Morgan Stanley negotiate for Adnan Khashoggi?

8. What makes it impossible for Morgan Stanley to service large investors who trade large blocks for other blocks?

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

10. What are tombstones?

(see the answer keys)

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