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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was most of Drexel's money made through investment partnerships?

2. Why was the Revlon takeover a landmark case for Perelman and Drexel?

3. How did Drexel get around the law and continue the takeovers?

4. What did Grant continue to predict?

5. Why did the LTV situation not affect Drexel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the results of the ongoing investigations of Drexel and Milken?

2. Before Revlon, what had been Perelman's biggest success?

3. State some of the details about Milken's being investigated for insider trading.

4. How and why did Milken avoid personal publicity?

5. Describe the attempts to prevent Perelman's acquisition of Revlon.

6. How was favoritism shown at Drexel?

7. Tell something of the anticipation associated with SEC and FBI investigations into Drexel and Milken.

8. What was Ronald Perelman's purpose for acquiring Pantry Pride?

9. How was fear affecting Drexel during the investigations?

10. Why did Milken play the role of enforcer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do some research and write a paper on how bonds are rated by Standard and Poors. Explain how the ratings reflect the level of risk involved. Give specific examples of high-risk and low-risk bonds.

Essay Topic 2

Write a critique of The Predators' Ball. Include such things as how objective the author was in writing the book, how valuable it is for readers, and how well it was written for readability. Mention the people you would recommend that they read the book.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on personal values. Milken and his wife lived modestly and they did not flaunt their wealth. Milken appeared to be more interested in the game of making money than in the money itself. In your essay discuss what you think the relationship of money should be to one's personal values.

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