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Federal Reserve System Quiz (Chapter 1)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Federal Reserve System?

a)

The central banking system of the United States

b)

A federal law enforcement agency

c)

A national healthcare program

d)

A government department for education

2.

Where and when was the basic plan for the Federal Reserve System drafted?

a)

In Washington, D.C. in 1913

b)

In New York City in 1910

c)

In Philadelphia in 1912

d)

At Jekyll Island in 1910

3.

Who attended the secret meeting at J.P. Morgan's resort on Jekyll Island?

a)

Nelson Aldrich

b)

Henry Davison

c)

Paul Warburg

d)

All of the above

4.

What were the five objectives of the Federal Reserve System as stated in the summary?

a)

To conduct the nation's monetary policy

b)

To supervise and regulate banking institutions

c)

To maintain the stability of the financial system

d)

To provide financial services to depository institutions

e)

All of the above

5.

Secrecy was important for the meeting held at Jekyll Island because:

a)

It was a private social gathering.

b)

It involved planning the Federal Reserve System.

c)

It was a meeting of literary figures.

d)

It was a secret military operation.

6.

Who were the seven men who attended the secret meeting on Jekyll Island?

a)

Nelson Aldrich, A. Piatt Andrew, Henry Davison, Arthur Shelton, Frank Vanderlip, Paul Warburg, Benjamin Strong

b)

John Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Nikola Tesla

c)

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison

d)

Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Charles de Gaulle, Douglas MacArthur

7.

"The Fed" refers to the....

a)

Federal Bureau of Investigation

b)

Federal Government

c)

Federal Reserve System/Bank

d)

Federal Income Tax

8.

Why should the Federal Reserve System be abolished?

a)

The Federal Reserve System is a benefit to the U.S. and should not be abolished

b)

Central Banks are proven to be the best way to stabilize an economy

c)

It is a cartel operating against the public interest

d)

Fiat currency is the best form of money

9.

Jekyll island is a fictitious place that doesn't really exist.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The IRS is an abbreviation that stands for what?

a)

Internal Relations Service

b)

Internal Retrieval Service

c)

Internal Reaction Service

d)

Internal Revenue Service