WorksheetsReview quizz chapter 8 9
Total questions: 79
Worksheet time: 40mins
The process whereby countries in a geographic area cooperate with one another to reduce or eliminate barriers to the international flow of products, people, or capital is called ________.
regional economic integration
protectionism
mercantilism
economic nationalism
Regional economic integration is also referred to as ________.
regionalism
protectionism
nationalism
mercantilism
A group of nations in a geographic area undergoing economic integration is called a ________.
regional trading bloc
Eurocurrency market
born global firm
maquiladora
Which of the following is an important goal of regional economic integration?
to establish a socialist government
to limit the choice of products available to customers
to raise the living standards of people
to increase the selling prices of products
Which of the following is the lowest extent of regional economic integration?
customs union
common market
political union
free trade area
Which of the following is the greatest extent of regional economic integration?
customs union
free trade area
political union
common market
Economic integration whereby countries remove all barriers to trade and the movement of labor and capital between themselves and set a common trade policy against nonmembers is called a ________.
free trade area
customs union
common market
preferential trade area
Higher levels of trade between nations result in ________.
lesser specialization
greater purchasing power
higher product prices
trade diversion
Which of the following is a potential drawback of regional economic integration?
ethnocentricity
trade diversion
economic nationalism
protectionism
Trade agreements allow competitors from other nations to enter the domestic market.
TRUE
FALSE
A group of nations in a geographic region undergoing economic integration is called a regional trading bloc.
FALSE
TRUE
A common market area is the greatest extent of national integration.
TRUE
FALSE
In a free trade area, each country can maintain whatever policy it sees fit against nonmember countries.
FALSE
TRUE
Countries belonging to a free trade area must concede a certain amount of their national autonomy to the supranational union of which they are a part.
FALSE
TRUE
In 1951, Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands signed the Treaty of Paris and created the ________.
European Union
European Economic Community
European Coal and Steel Community
European Community
The ________ called for banking in a single common currency, setting up of monetary and fiscal targets, and political union of the European Union members.
Copenhagen Criteria
Single European Act
European monetary union
Maastricht Treaty
The European Union plan that established its own central bank and currency in January 1999 is known as the ________.
Southern Common Market
Copenhagen Criteria
European monetary union
Single European Act
The common currency of the European Union is known as the ________.
eurodollar
European currency unit
European unit of account
euro
Which of the following is true of the euro?
It makes prices between markets more transparent.
It increases transaction costs.
It is not accepted among merchants in France, Germany, and Italy.
It increases exchange-rate risk for business deals between member nations.
Which of the following countries has been facing difficulties in negotiations regarding its application for European Union membership?
Romania
Turkey
Czech Republic
Bulgaria
No proposed legislation becomes EU law unless the ________ votes it into law.
Council of the European Union
European Commission
European Parliament
Court of Auditors
The European Free Trade Association was formed in 1960 to focus on trade in ________.
services
industrial goods
agricultural goods
consumer goods
Which of the following is best classified as an economic union?
Andean Community
European Union (EU)
Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
The Maastricht Treaty called for political union of the member nations.
TRUE
FALSE
The ________ was established in 2006 between the United States and Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and later the Dominican Republic.
NAFTA
CAFTA-DR
LAFTA
CAN
The common market between Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua is referred to as the ________.
Latin American Integration Association
Central American Common Market
Andean Community
Southern Common Market
The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) is a trade agreement ________.
that includes the United States and the European Union
that has been proposed to create the largest free trade area on the planet
among the South American nations
between Mexico, Canada, and the U.S.
The major objective of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is to ________.
increase members' tariff rates from an average of 7.5 percent to 15 percent
approach the European Union to resolve disputes between member countries
safeguard the region's economic and political stability
introduce barriers to trade and investment
The stated aim of the organization for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is to ________.
increase members' tariff rates from an average of 7.5 percent to 15 percent
introduce stringent trade and investment procedures among member countries
strengthen the multilateral trading system
build another trading bloc
What is the largest trading bloc in the world up to now?
Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
European Union (EU)
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RECEP)
The primary purpose of the Gulf Cooperation Council at its formation was to ________.
increase members' tariff rates from an average of 7.5 percent to 15 percent
create the largest free trade area on the planet
cooperate with the increasingly powerful trading blocs in Europe at the time
introduce barriers to trade and investment
As of July 1, 2020, NAFTA has been replaced by
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
United States-Mexico-Chile Agreement (USMCA)
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
Company debt normally takes the form of ________.
bank loans
stocks
equity
bonds
A loan in which the borrower promises to repay the borrowed amount plus a predetermined rate of interest is called a(n) ________.
stock
debt
equity
exchange rate
Which of the following is a debt instrument that specifies the timing of principal and interest payments?
share
equity
bond
stock
________ refers to shares of ownership in a company's assets that give shareholders a claim on the company's future cash flows.
Debt
A bond
A draft
Stock
The ease with which bondholders and shareholders may convert their investments into cash is called ________.
countertrade
clearing
barter
liquidity
An expanded money supply ________.
increases interest rates
diminishes entrepreneurial initiatives in a country
reduces the cost of borrowing
makes it difficult for financial institutions to lend money
Which of the following is a major purpose of the international capital market?
to reduce the money supply for borrowers
to reduce entrepreneurial initiatives
to increase the cost of borrowing
to reduce risk for lenders
One of the major forces responsible for the rapid growth rate of the international capital market is ________.
extensive regulation
information technology
currency control
economic nationalism
Which financial center has the largest scale?
Domestic Financial Center
Offshore Financial Center
Regional Financial Center
International Financial Center
The unbundling and repackaging of hard-to-trade financial assets into more liquid, negotiable, and marketable financial instruments is called ________.
currency hedging
commercialization
currency arbitrage
securitization
The international bond market consists of all bonds sold by issuing companies, governments, or other organizations ________.
within their own countries
outside their own countries
within developed nations
within developing nations
Eurobonds are popular because ________.
governments of nations in which they are sold do not regulate them
they are always denominated in euros
they are less risky than traditional bonds
European companies are considered very stable
The absence of government regulation in the Eurobond market ________.
exists because of the difficulty of regulating a multi-country market
makes Eurobonds less popular than foreign bonds
lowers the risk level of the bond
substantially reduces the cost of issuing a bond
Bonds sold outside the borrower's country and denominated in the currency of the country in which they are sold are called ________.
municipal bonds
domestic bonds
foreign bonds
Eurobonds
Foreign bonds issued in the U.S. are called ________.
bulldog bonds
yankee bonds
samurai bonds
dragon bonds
The world's three most important financial centers are ________.
China, Brazil, and Mexico
Tokyo, London, and New York
Zurich, Paris, and Washington
Dubai, Beijing, and Germany
Which of the following represents a country or territory whose financial sector features very few regulations and few, if any, taxes?
Eurocurrency market
offshore financial center
interbank market
international financial services district
An offshore financial center is usually characterized by ________.
high taxes
excellent telecommunications
economic and political instability
extensive regulations
________ is a prominent operational center.
Dubai
Mexico
London
Singapore
________ are usually located on small island nations or territories with favorable tax and/or secrecy laws.
Booking centers
Over-the-counter markets
Operational centers
Cybermarkets
Which of the following factors is responsible for growth in the international equity market?
advent of cybermarkets
spread of countertrade
government partnerships
centrally planned economies
Which of the following terms refers to a stock market with no central geographic location?
cybermarket
foreign exchange market
international bond market
capital market
British pounds of a British trading company that are deposited in a U.S. bank are called ________.
U.S. dollars
Pounds
Eurodollars
Europounds
A currency used as an intermediary to convert funds between two other currencies in the foreign exchange market is called a ________.
community currency
local currency
vehicle currency
private currency
________ dominates the foreign exchange market.
New York
Tokyo
Beijing
London
The market in which currencies are bought and sold and their prices determined is called the ________.
Eurocurrency market
international capital market
foreign exchange market
international bond market
True or false: Offshore financial centers offer services to non-residents, and often associated with lax regulation (such as money laundering).
True
False
True or false: A capital market is a system that allocates monetary resources in the form of debt and equity according to their most efficient uses.
True
False
True or false: Two most important financial resources allocated by the capital market are money and debt.
True
False
The ________ is the currency that dominates the foreign exchange market.
Australian dollar
Japanese yen
British pound
U.S. dollar
The world's largest banks exchange currencies at spot and forward rates in the ________.
International Finance Corporation
Eurocurrency market
interbank market
World Bank
Banks in the interbank market ________.
provide long-term loans to small-sized and medium-sized companies
offer advice on trading strategies
provide long-term loans to large companies
exchange currencies exclusively at spot rates
A(n) ________ is a system that allocates financial resources in the form of debt and equity according to their most efficient uses.
eurocurrency market
international equity market
forward market
capital market
The rate at which one currency is interchanged for another is called the ________.
prime rate
official cash rate
interbank interest rate
exchange rate
The bid-ask spread in the foreign exchange market is the ________.
price at which a bank will buy a currency
the time lapsed between a bid quote and an ask quote
price of currency in the foreign exchange market
difference between the bid and ask quotes for a currency
Investors use the foreign exchange market for ________.
market capitalization
stock dilution
currency speculation
mean reversion
The practice of insuring against potential losses that result from adverse changes in exchange rates is called currency ________.
conversion
hedging
arbitrage
speculation
________ is the instantaneous purchase and sale of a currency in different markets for profit.
Currency hedging
Currency arbitrage
Currency speculation
Currency conversion
If Sally sees a quote of ¥117.87/$, she should know that _______.
this is a direct quote on the dollar
this is a direct quote on the yen
the yen is the base currency here
the quote is in U.S. dollars
Which of the following is true about a quote of ¥117.87/$?
This is an indirect quote on the yen.
It is equal to $.008484/¥.
It costs a little more than a dollar to buy one yen.
The quote is in U.S. dollars.
38) If ABC Software holds a currency option to purchase Swiss francs at SF 1.67/$ in 30 days, at the end of which the exchange rate is SF1.70/$, then ABC Software ________.
is required to follow through on a currency exchange
has succeeded in hedging against exchange rate risk
would exercise its currency option
would not exercise its currency option
_______ in the foreign exchange market specialize in currency futures and options transactions.
Interbank markets
Eurocurrency markets
Securities exchanges
Over-the-counter markets
_______ is a decentralized exchange encompassing a global computer network of foreign exchange traders and other market participants.
Over-the-counter market
Securities exchanges
Eurocurrency market
Interbank market
7) Economic integration whereby countries remove all barriers to trade among themselves, but each country determines its own barriers against nonmembers, is called a(n) ________.
A) economic union
B) customs union
C) common market
D) free trade area
22) The Council of the European Union is the ________ body of the European Union.
A) legislative
B) executive
C) judicial
D) monitoring
27) The European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) created the European Economic Area (EEA).
TRUE
false
30) ________ refers to the most commonly quoted interest rate that London banks charge other large banks that borrow Eurocurrency.
A) London Interbank Offer Rate (LIBOR)
B) London Interbank Bid Rate (LIBID)
C) Spot rate
D) Cross rate
