Question 1

The antitrust case that ended the use of the "rule of reason" by the Supreme Court was the ________ case.

Accepted Answer

A)  American Tobacco
B)  ALCOA
C)  U.S.Steel
D)  IBME) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 2

The Standard Oil trust

Accepted Answer

A)  behaved "badly" according to the Supreme Court.
B)  was broken up in 1890.
C)  was forced by the Supreme Court to give payments on every shipment of oil it refined to its rivals.
D)  was a multinational corporation.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 3

General Electric

Accepted Answer

A)  is the present king of conglomerates.
B)  has gone bankrupt.
C)  lost a major antitrust suit.
D)  was built through horizontal mergers.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

In 1911 the Supreme Court formulated the ________, which stipulated that bigness itself was no offense as long as that bigness was not used against rival firms.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1911 the Supreme Court formulated the...

Question 5

Specific business practices such as price discrimination are prohibited by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Clayton Act of 1914.
B)  Sherman Act of 1890.
C)  Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914.D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 6

In the 1960s, about 80% of the mergers were of the __________ variety.

Accepted Answer

A)  horizontal
B)  vertical
C)  conglomerate
D)  conventionalE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 7

The relevant market argument was used successfully by

Accepted Answer

A)  Alcoa.
B)  DuPont.
C)  both Alcoa and DuPont.
D)  neither Alcoa nor DuPont.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Cartels that set prices and allocate sales among their member firms were commonly referred to in the late 19th century as

Accepted Answer

A)  conglomerates.
B)  trusts.
C)  monopolies.
D)  multinationals.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 9

The Standard Oil trust

Accepted Answer

A)  was broken up in 1946.
B)  was controlled by several foreign nations.
C)  forced its rivals out of business.
D)  was put together by the U.S.government.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 10

The effects of deregulation on the economy under the Carter and Reagan administrations have been beneficial in all of the following industries except

Accepted Answer

A)  long-distance trucking.
B)  banking.
C)  airlines.
D)  long-distance phone calling.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Each of the following companies was split up as a result of antitrust prosecution EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  AT&T.
B)  the Standard Oil Trust.
C)  the American Tobacco Trust.
D)  U.S.Steel.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

In 2004 the European Commission fined Microsoft over $______ million for using its "near monopoly" power to ____________________________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

The deregulation of a few major industries began in the

Accepted Answer

A)  late 1950s.
B)  late 1960s.
C)  late 1970s.
D)  late 1980s.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 14

A horizontal merger takes place when

Accepted Answer

A)  a firm acquires a competitor.
B)  similar firms agree to compete.
C)  firms in different industries merge.
D)  a firm diversifies by merging with a foreign firm.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

A vertical merger takes place when

Accepted Answer

A)  a firm acquires a conglomerate.
B)  a firm acquires a competitor.
C)  a firm integrates its production backward toward its source of supply or forward in its marketing chain.
D)  firms merge in order to diversify.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 16

The merger of RCA and General Electric was a ____ merger.

Accepted Answer

A)  horizontal
B)  vertical
C)  conglomerateD) A) and C)
E) All of the above

Question 17

In the 1920s General Motors gobbled up more than 100 independent carmakers. This would be an example of a ________ merger.

Accepted Answer

A)  vertical
B)  horizontal
C)  conglomerateD) B) and C)
E) A) and B)

Question 18

Statement I. The recent frequency of billion-dollar mergers and takeovers in the U.S. is part of a worldwide trend. Statement II. If the international trend toward bigness through mergers continues, it is highly probable that in the not too distant future all large corporations will be considered multinationals. At that point no one will bother designating their national origin.

Accepted Answer

A)  Statement I is true and statement II is false.
B)  Statement II is true and statement I is false.
C)  Both statements are true.
D)  Both statements are false.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Which statement is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The first trustbusters were Presidents Franklin D.Roosevelt and Harry Truman.
B)  The merger of Exxon and Mobil oil companies was a vertical merger.
C)  The Supreme Court did not use the rule of reason in the ALCOA case of 1945.
D)  The trend toward concentration of business has declined ever since the passage of the Sherman Antitrust in 1890.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

The ___________ case marked the high-water mark of antitrust enforcement.

Accepted Answer

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In 1911 the Supreme Court formulated the ________, which stipulated that bigness itself was no offense as long as that bigness was not used against rival firms.

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The ___________ case marked the high-water mark of antitrust enforcement.

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The antitrust case that ended the use of the "rule of reason" by the Supreme Court was the ________ case.

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