Quiz 2.

Use with National, pages 12-17. Multiple Choice.

1. Enron is being investigated by Congress, the FBI, and the (a) Nuclear Regulatory Commission (b) Securities and Exchange Commission (c) Department of Defense (d) Congressional Budget Office.

2. In the 1990s, Congress and many states changed policies affecting electricity and oil businesses. Which term best describes this new atmosphere? (a) determined (b) destabilized (c) defended (d) deregulated.

3. Enron began to get in trouble when it engaged in the risky business of future contracts, in which it agreed to buy or sell oil--to cite one example--at a fixed price at some time in the future. What are these future contracts called? (a) derivatives (b) coupons (c) stocks (d) bonds.

4. Why did Enron set up subsidiary companies, many of them outside the United States? To hide (a) its business deals from American competitors (b) debts, losses, and bad business deals (c) excess profits (d) executives' salaries from stockholders.

5. Which high-level federal government official is charged in...