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第二单元金融考精彩试题西南财经大学天府学院
FinancialMarketsandInstitutions,7e(Mishkin)
Chapter2OverviewoftheFinancialSystem
2.1MultipleChoice
1)Everyfinancialmarketperformsthefollowingfunction:
A)Itdeterminesthelevelofinterestrates.
B)Itallowscommonstocktobetraded.
C)Itallowsloanstobemade.
D)Itchannelsfundsfromlenders-saverstoborrowers-spenders.
Answer:
D
2)Financialmarketshavethebasicfunctionof
A)bringingtogetherpeoplewithfundstolendandpeoplewhowanttoborrowfunds.
B)assuringthattheswingsinthebusinesscyclearelesspronounced.
C)assuringthatgovernmentsneedneverresorttoprintingmoney.
D)bothAandBoftheabove.
E)bothBandCoftheabove.
Answer:
A
3)Whichofthefollowingcanbedescribedasinvolvingdirectfinance?
A)Acorporation'sstockistradedinanover-the-countermarket.
B)Peoplebuysharesinamutualfund.
C)Apensionfundmanagerbuyscommercialpaperinthesecondarymarket.
D)Aninsurancecompanybuyssharesofcommonstockintheover-the-countermarkets.
E)Noneoftheabove.
Answer:
E
4)Whichofthefollowingcanbedescribedasinvolvingdirectfinance?
A)Acorporation'sstockistradedinanover-the-countermarket.
B)Acorporationbuyscommercialpaperissuedbyanothercorporation.
C)Apensionfundmanagerbuyscommercialpaperfromtheissuingcorporation.
D)BothAandBoftheabove.
E)BothBandCoftheabove.
Answer:
B
5)Whichofthefollowingcanbedescribedasinvolvingindirectfinance?
A)Acorporationtakesoutloansfromabank.
B)Peoplebuysharesinamutualfund.
C)Acorporationbuyscommercialpaperinasecondarymarket.
D)Alloftheabove.
E)OnlyAandBoftheabove.
Answer:
E
6)Whichofthefollowingcanbedescribedasinvolvingindirectfinance?
A)AbankbuysaU.S.Treasurybillfromoneofitsdepositors.
B)Acorporationbuyscommercialpaperissuedbyanothercorporation.
C)Apensionfundmanagerbuyscommercialpaperintheprimarymarket.
D)BothAandCoftheabove.
Answer:
D
7)Financialmarketsimproveeconomicwelfarebecause
A)theyallowfundstomovefromthosewithoutproductiveinvestmentopportunitiestothosewhohavesuchopportunities.
B)theyallowconsumerstotimetheirpurchasesbetter.
C)theyweedoutinefficientfirms.
D)theydoalloftheabove.
E)theydoAandBoftheabove.
Answer:
E
8)Acountrywhosefinancialmarketsfunctionpoorlyislikelyto
A)efficientlyallocateitscapitalresources.
B)enjoyhighproductivity.
C)experienceeconomichardshipandfinancialcrises.
D)increaseitsstandardofliving.
Answer:
C
9)Whichofthefollowingaresecurities?
A)Acertificateofdeposit
B)AshareofTexacocommonstock
C)ATreasurybill
D)Alloftheabove
E)OnlyAandBoftheabove
Answer:
D
10)Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthecharacteristicsofdebtandequityaretrue?
A)Theybothcanbelong-termfinancialinstruments.
B)Theybothinvolveaclaimontheissuer'sincome.
C)Theybothenableacorporationtoraisefunds.
D)Alloftheabove.
E)OnlyAandBoftheabove.
Answer:
D
11)Themoneymarketisthemarketinwhich________aretraded.
A)newissuesofsecurities
B)previouslyissuedsecurities
C)short-termdebtinstruments
D)long-termdebtandequityinstruments
Answer:
C
12)Long-termdebtandequityinstrumentsaretradedinthe________market.
A)primary
B)secondary
C)capital
D)money
Answer:
C
13)Whichofthefollowingareprimarymarkets?
A)TheNewYorkStockExchange
B)TheU.S.governmentbondmarket
C)Theover-the-counterstockmarket
D)Theoptionsmarkets
E)Noneoftheabove
Answer:
E
14)Whichofthefollowingaresecondarymarkets?
A)TheNewYorkStockExchange
B)TheU.S.governmentbondmarket
C)Theover-the-counterstockmarket
D)Theoptionsmarkets
E)Alloftheabove
Answer:
E
15)Acorporationacquiresnewfundsonlywhenitssecuritiesaresoldinthe
A)secondarymarketbyaninvestmentbank.
B)primarymarketbyaninvestmentbank.
C)secondarymarketbyastockexchangebroker.
D)secondarymarketbyacommercialbank.
Answer:
B
16)Intermediarieswhoareagentsofinvestorsandmatchbuyerswithsellersofsecuritiesarecalled
A)investmentbankers.
B)traders.
C)brokers.
D)dealers.
E)noneoftheabove.
Answer:
C
17)Intermediarieswholinkbuyersandsellersbybuyingandsellingsecuritiesatstatedpricesarecalled
A)investmentbankers.
B)traders.
C)brokers.
D)dealers.
E)noneoftheabove.
Answer:
D
18)Animportantfinancialinstitutionthatassistsintheinitialsaleofsecuritiesintheprimarymarketisthe
A)investmentbank.
B)commercialbank.
C)stockexchange.
D)brokeragehouse.
Answer:
A
19)Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutfinancialmarketsandsecuritiesaretrue?
A)Mostcommonst