Question 1
Bank capital is equal to
a.
the value of the capital originally invested in the bank by
its owners.
b.
the value of everything the bank owns.
c.
the difference between the value of the bank’s assets and
the value of its liabilities.
d.
the value of the buildings and other physical assets the
bank owns.
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Question 2
Which of the following things do banks do with the funds
they acquire from savers?
a.
invest in corporate stock
b.
invest in corporate bonds
c.
make loans to individuals
d.
all of the above
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Question 3
Short-term loans between banks are called
a.
federal funds.
b.
repurchase agreements.
c.
repos.
d.
discount loans.
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Question 4
Collateral is
a.
the interest rate that banks charge high-quality borrowers.
b.
assets pledged to the bank in the event the borrower
defaults.
c.
the difference between the value of a bank’s assets and the
value of a bank’s liabilities.
d.
required reserves minus excess reserves.
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Question 5
Bank borrowing from the Fed is referred to as:
a.
federal funds
b.
discount loans
c.
repurchase agreements
d.
reverse repurchase agreements
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Question 6
Congress created the Federal Reserve System
a.
to serve as a lender of last resort
b.
to process the receipt of taxes received by the Internal
Revenue Service.
c.
to regulate the value of the U.S. dollar against foreign
currencies.
d.
to provide a source of mortgage loans to the residential
housing market.
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Question 7
The original intention of the Fed’s role as lender of last
resort was to make loans to banks that were
a.
not illiquid nor insolvent.
b.
illiquid, but not insolvent.
c.
insolvent, but not illiquid.
d.
both illiquid and insolvent.
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Question 8
Why might a nation seek to maintain a pegged exchange rate?
a.
It makes business planning easier for firms involved in the
global economy.
b.
It removes the need to intervene in the foreign exchange
market.
c.
It ensures that the exchange rate will remain at its
equilibrium.
d.
It makes their currency more attractive on the foreign
exchange market.
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Question 9
Sovereign debt refers to
a.
debt owned by the government.
b.
bonds issued by the government.
c.
debt owed to the government.
d.
debt only issued by nations with kings or queens.
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Question 10
What happened to consumer prices as measured by the CPI
between 1929 and 1933?
a.
rose by more than 20%
b.
didn’t change
c.
declined by about 25%
d.
declined by about 80%
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Question 11
Which of the following is NOT considered one of the four
groups in the Federal Reserve System?
a.
Federal Reserve banks
b.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
c.
Board of Governors
d.
Federal Open Market Committee
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Question 12
Federal Reserve district banks perform all of the following
roles EXCEPT
a.
managing checking clearing in the payments system.
b.
performing regulatory functions.
c.
setting the federal funds rate.
d.
managing currency in circulation by issuing new Federal
Reserve Notes.
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Question 13
The Fed does not have to go through the normal congressional
appropriations process because
a.
its expenses are very small.
b.
it was given enough funds at the time of its founding to
provide for its expenses indefinitely.
c.
it is self financing.
d.
it is not part of the legislative branch of the federal
government.
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Question 14
The main argument in favor of Fed independence is that
a.
interest rates would probably be lower if Congress
controlled the Fed; thus hurting savers.
b.
the Constitution requires it.
c.
monetary policy is too important and too technical to be
determined in the political arena.
d.
congressional control of the Fed was tried during the 1960s
and did not work well.
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Question 15
Which of the following is the most common goal for central
banks of industrialized countries?
a.
high employment
b.
high economic growth
c.
low interest rates
d.
low inflation
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Question 16
The monetary base is equal to
a.
all currency in circulation plus all deposits in financial
institutions.
b.
all currency in circulation plus checkable deposits in
financial institutions.
c.
all currency in circulation plus reserves held by banks.
d.
checkable deposits in depository institutions plus reserves
held by banks.
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Question 17
If the Fed purchases $50,000 in T-bills from a bank, by how
much will the bank’s excess reserves increase?
a.
by $50,000
b.
by $50,000 times the required reserve ratio
c.
by $50,000 divided by the required reserve ratio
d.
Not enough information has been provided to answer the
question.
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Question 18
What is the maximum amount a bank can lend?
a.
its total reserves
b.
its excess reserves
c.
its excess reserves divided by the required reserve ratio
d.
the value of its checkable deposits times the required
reserve ratio
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Question 19
If the Fed purchases $1 million worth of securities and the
required reserve ratio is 8%, by how much will deposits increase (assuming no
change in excess reserves or the public’s currency holdings)?
a.
rise by $1 million
b.
decline by $1 million
c.
rise by $8 million
d.
rise by $12.5 million
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Question 20
Suppose that the banking system currency has no excess
reserves and that a bank receives a deposit into a checking account of $10,000
in currency. If the required reserve ratio is 0.20, what is the maximum amount
that the BANKING SYSTEM can lend out?
a.
$8,000
b.
$10,000
c.
$40,000
d.
$50,000