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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Jerome Powell
B Alan Greenspan
C Janet Yellen
D Ben Bernanke
Question #2
A a decrease in the federal funds rate and an increase in the money supply
B a decrease in the federal funds rate and a decrease in the money supply
C an increase in the federal funds rate and a decrease in the money supply
D an increase in the federal funds rate and an increase in the money supply
Question #3
A the imports of the economy
B government spending
C tax rates
D investment spending
Question #4
A buying government securities and lowering the reserve ratio
B selling government securities and lowering the discount rate
C buying government securities and lowering the discount rate
D selling government securities and raising the discount rate
Question #5
A a restrictive monetary policy
B an expansionary monetary policy
C a discretionary fiscal policy
D a prime interest rate policy
Question #6
A is charged for government bonds sold in the open market operations of the Federal Reserve
B banks charge for loans to the most creditworthy customers
C the Federal Reserve charges for short-term loans to commercial banks
D banks charge for overnight use of excess reserves held at the Federal Reserve banks
Question #7
A increases the discount rate
B increases the amount of excess reserves banks must keep
C decreases the discount rate
D changes required reserves to excess reserves
Question #8
A the discount rate
B open-market operations
C interest on reserves
D the reserve ratio
Question #9
A The supply of money is directly related to the interest rate.
B The total demand for money is inversely related to the interest rate.
C A lower interest rate raises the opportunity cost of holding money.
D Bond prices and the interest rate are directly related.
Question #10
A U.S. Treasury
B Internal Revenue Service
C Congress of the United States
D Federal Reserve
Question #11
A add to the liquidity of the commercial bank and protect it against a “run” on the bank
B provide the Fed with a means of controlling the lending ability of the commercial bank
C provide the means by which checks drawn on the commercial bank and deposited in other commercial banks can be collected
D protect the deposits in the commercial bank against losses
Question #12
A accepting deposits of gold for safe storage
B using deposited gold to produce products for sale to others
C issuing paper money in excess of the amount of gold stored with them
D issuing receipts for the gold stored with them
Question #13
A set up the money market investor funding facility (MMIFF)
B set up the primary dealer credit facility (PDCF)
C set up the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)
D set up the commercial paper funding facility (CPFF)
Question #14
A underestimating the risk of losses on mortgage-backed securities
B overstating the moral hazard problem
C overestimating the expected profits made by oil companies
D understating the benefits of devaluing the U.S. dollar
Question #15
A supervising the operation of banks to make sure they follow regulations and monitoring banks so they do not engage in fraud
B acting as the fiscal agent for the federal government and issuing currency
C setting the Fed’s monetary policy and directing the buying and selling of government securities
D handling the Fed’s collection of checks and adjusting legal reserves among banks
Question #16
A commercial banks and thrifts as those institutions do for the public
B federal government as does the U.S. Treasury
C the public as do commercial banks and thrifts
D commercial banks and thrifts as does the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Question #17
A privately owned and controlled
B publicly owned and controlled
C publicly owned but privately controlled
D privately owned but publicly controlled
Question #18
A controls the money supply
B buys corporate stock
C uses price and wage controls
D employs fiscal policy
Question #19
A increase the purchasing power of money
B decrease the use of money as a medium of exchange
C decrease the conversion of money to gold
D increase the use of money as a measure of value
Question #20
A 16.67%
B 20%
C 25%
D 14.14%
Question #21
A debts, or promises to pay
B token money
C legal tender
D assets of the Federal Reserve Banks
Question #22
A the confidence of the public in the ability of government to pay off the national debt
B the willingness of banks and the government to surrender something of value in exchange for money
C the belief of holders of money that it can be exchanged for desirable goods and services
D the gold bullion that is stored in Fort Knox, Kentucky
Question #23
A Yes, because their value is included in the calculation of M 2.
B No, because the card transactions are not insured by either the Federal Reserve banks or the U.S. Treasury.
C No, because they provide a short-term loan to cardholders from a financial institution that issued the card.
D Yes, because their value is included in the calculation of M 1.
Question #24
A a medium of exchange
B fiat money
C legal tender
D token money