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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 13, The Enforcer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two large companies did Drexel underwrite bond issues for in a ten-day period?
(a) Boeing Aricraft and United Supermarkets
(b) Paramount Pictures and General Motors
(c) Disney Studios and the LA Dodgers
(d) MGM/UA Entertainment Company and MCI Communications

2. What had been Perelman's greatest acquisition before Revlon?
(a) Cinemascope
(b) Technicolor
(c) NBC
(d) Todd-a-o

3. What did the Milken brothers do probably without notifying Drexel?
(a) underwrite bond issues in excess for $1 trillion
(b) set up their own investment banking business
(c) buy into a number of smaller investment firms
(d) investment partnerships that were to be registered with Bear Stearns

4. Who told Perelman that Revlon was not for sale?
(a) Michael Milken
(b) Carl Icahn
(c) Tubby Burnham
(d) Michael Bergerac

5. Why was Revlon attracting raiders?
(a) The company's stock was trading below its breakup value.
(b) Its stock was steadily growing.
(c) The company was getting larger every year.
(d) Some were trying to take advantage of the death of Charles Revson.

Short Answer Questions

1. By 1983, what was the worth of Drexel's junk bond business?

2. Why was Milken nervous about the large deals?

3. What did Milken take personally with his clients?

4. What did Bergerac and his allies forget in the process of fighting the takeover?

5. What could happen to Drexel with so much power vested in one man?

(see the answer key)

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