AoM Quiz Questions

Here are the questions that I have received, feel free if you still haven't emailed them to add your questions  to the comments.

1.      What was the day commonly called when the stock market crashed in October 28th 1929?

2.      Both Franklin Roosevelt and John Keynes believed that the crash on October 28th was caused by

3.      What was the name of the company that ended the bubble of the twentieth century and controlled a quarter of the US natural gas business? 

           4.      What is one key thing that was mentioned that determines the success of a company?            

           5.      Which president closed the so-called gold 'window' in which dollars could be exchanged for                 gold?

a. Donald Trump

b. JFK

c. Richard Nixon

d. Lindon B. Johnson

        6. Which family did the book say "left such an imprint" on the Renaissance?

a. The Medicis

b. The Kardashians

c. The Bardis

d. The Peruzzi

        7. Who wanted to make the Medici legitimate?

a. King Edward III

b. Viere Medici

c. Giovanni Medici

d. Obama

         8. The game of monopoly was created by a citizen of which nation?

            A. England

            B. U.S.A.

            C. France

            D. Germany

        9. What was the name of the original proto-monopoly game?

            A. Property Rush

            B. Minecraft

            C. The Renter’s Game

            D. The Landlord’s Game

        10. The man who modified the prototype to make current-day Monopoly was:

            A. Charles Darwin

            B. Charles Darrow

            C. Charles Rutherford

            D. Charles Russ

       11. Monopoly during the Great Depression was such a hit because:

            A: It taught children frugality

            B: It had bright flashy colors that people would stare at for hours

            C: It had lots of fake money

            D: Monopoly wasn’t invented until 1946

Answers: B, D, B, C

        12. After their deregulation, what were Savings and Loans allowed to invest in?

a.         only long-term mortgages

b.         only commercial property

c.         anything they wanted

        13. Who were subprime mortgages lent out to?

a.         large corporations

b.         the poor

c.         the middle-class

         14. What is securitization?

a.         the conversion of mortgages into bonds

b.         the insurance of mortgages by the Federal government

c.         the practice of only offering mortgages to people who are low credit risks