ECO 410 Week 3 Quiz – Strayer



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Quiz 2 Chapter 3 and 4

Chapter 3

The International Monetary System


Multiple Choice

1) Under the gold standard of currency exchange that existed from 1879 to 1914, an ounce of gold cost $20.67 in U.S. dollars and £4.2474 in British pounds. Therefore, the exchange rate of pounds per dollar under this fixed exchange regime was:
A) £4.8665/$.
B) £0.2055/$.
C) always changing because the price of gold was always changing.
D) unknown because there is not enough information to answer this question.





2) World War I caused the suspension of the gold standard for fixed international exchange rates because the war:
A) cost too much money.
B) interrupted the free movement of gold.
C) lasted too long.
D) used gold as the main ingredient in armament plating.





3) The post WWII international monetary agreement that was developed in 1944 is known as the:
A) United Nations.
B) League of Nations.
C) Yalta Agreement.
D) Bretton Woods Agreement.






4) Another name for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is:
A) the Recon Bank.
B) the European Monetary System.
C) the Marshall Plan.
D) the World Bank.




5) The International Monetary Fund (IMF):
A) in recent years has provided large loans to Russia, South Korea, and Brazil.
B) was created as a result of the Bretton Woods Agreement.
C) aids countries with balance of payment and exchange rate problems.
D) is all of the above.





6) Which of the following led to the eventual demise of the fixed currency exchange rate regime worked out at Bretton Woods?
A) widely divergent national monetary and fiscal policies among member nations
B) differential rates of inflation across member nations
C) several unexpected economic shocks to member nations
D) all of the above





7) Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A) The Gold Standard Era was characterized by growing openness in trade, but limited capital mobility.
B) The time period between world wars 1 and 2 (the inter war Years) witnessed significant reductions in trade barriers and a rapid acceleration in international trade.
C) The Bretton Woods Era (post WWII) realized the increasing benefits of open economies. Furthermore, trade was increasingly dominated by capital.
D) In fact, all of the above statements are true.






True/False

1) Under the terms of Bretton Woods, countries tried to maintain the value of their currencies to within 1% of a hybrid security made up of the U.S. dollar, British pound, and Japanese yen.




2) Members of the International Monetary Fund may settle transactions among themselves by transferring Special Drawing Rights (SDRs).




3) Today, the United States has been ejected from the International Monetary Fund for refusal to pay annual dues.





4) From the time of its creation through July 2012, the euro peaked versus the USD in April 2008 at around $1.60/€





Essay

1) Most Western nations were on the gold standard for currency exchange rates from 1876 until 1914. Today we have several different exchange rate regimes in use, but most larger economy nations have freely floating exchange rates today and are not obligated to convert their currency into a predetermined amount of gold on demand. Currently several parties still call for the "good old days" and a return to the gold standard. Develop an argument as to why this is a good idea.




Multiple Choice

1) Since 2009 the IMF's exchange rate regime classification system uses a "de facto classification" methodology. Under this system, a country that has given up their own sovereignty over monetary
policy is considered to have:
A) a residual agreement.
B) hard pegs.
C) soft pegs.
D) floating arrangements.




2) Since 2009 the IMF's exchange rate regime classification system uses a "de facto classification" methodology. Under this system, countries with "fixed exchange rates" are considered to have:
A) a residual agreement.
B) soft pegs.
C) hard pegs.
D) floating arrangements.





3) A small economy country whose GDP is heavily dependent on trade with the United States could use a(n) ________ exchange rate regime to minimize the risk to their economy that could arise due to unfavorable changes in the exchange rate.
A) pegged exchange rate with the United States
B) pegged exchange rate with the Euro
C) independent floating
D) managed float






4) Since 2009 the IMF's exchange rate regime classification system uses a "de facto classification" methodology. Under this system, currencies that are predominantly market-driven are considered to be:
A) soft pegs.
B) hard pegs.
C) floating arrangements.
D) a residual agreement.





True/False

1) The euro is an example of a rigidly fixed system, acting as a single currency for its member countries. However, the euro itself is an independently floating currency against all other currencies.





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