Investing

Stock Multiple Choice

100

Which of the following statements BEST describes the stock market?

1. Businesses listing their entire company for sale
2. Businesses selling partial ownership of their companies to raise capital
3. Investors buying stock in hopes of being hired by companies
4. People making donations to companies that need funding

What is 2?

200

Over time, the stock market has…

1. Experienced highs and lows but increased in overall value
2. Had slight ups and downs but stayed about the same in value
3. Rarely experienced changes and has maintained the exact same value
4. Gone through severe ups and downs with an overall decrease in value

What is 1?

300

Which of the following is TRUE about a stock split?

1. Stock splits impact the overall value of a company
2. Stock splits decrease the number of shares you own
3. Stock splits indicate that a company is doing poorly
4. Stock splits make a stock more accessible to a greater number of investors

What is 4?

400

When reading a stock quote, which of the following metrics would give you the best idea of the total value of the company?  

1. The stock ticker symbol
2. The price change of the stock, quoted as a percentage
3. The market cap
4. The stock’s opening and closing price for that day

What is 3?

Bonds

100

This bond is considered the safest to invest in...

What is a government bond?

200

The risk that the company or government is unable to pay back the investor is called

What is Default Risk?

300

These are riskier than bonds...

What are stocks?

400

By the end of a bond's maturity, the investor will have received…

The face value of the bond issued and interest payments

Market

100

When the market is in a decline it is a....

What is a bear market?

200

The characteristic of a bull market is that it...

What is has an incline?

300

You've decided you want to sell a bond before its maturity date. Interest rates are currently higher than when you bought the bond. What will you likely have to do to make your bond more appealing to investors?

Sell your bond at a discounted price

400

Jamie asks, “What are the latest trends in the stock market?” In other words, Jamie is asking…

1. Which companies used to be listed on a particular stock market index?  
2. How has the stock market performed over the past 10 years?
3. How many companies are listed on the stock exchange?
4. What are the upward and downward patterns of the stock market over a recent period of time?

What is 4?

The Depths of Mr. Laravia's Mind

100

This character has been known to work with an explosive company in order to defeat his fast feathered foe?

Who is the Coyote?

200

This character has been attributed to be Scooby Doos annoying cousin?

Who is Scrappy Doo?

300

This mythological animal has been known to guard Hades?

Who is Cerberus?

400

This DC superhero is blind and is a lawyer in his spare time.

Who is Daredevil?