The Wall Street Journal Weekly Quiz s24

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The Wall Street Journal Weekly Quiz s24

Links The Wall Street Journal Weekly Quiz Covering front-page articles from April 4 – 8, 2005 Developed by: Scott R. Homan Ph.D., Purdue University

Questions 1 – 12 from The First Section, Section A

Papal Legacy In Changing World, Church Faces Choice Over Pope's Role By GABRIEL KAHN April 4, 2005; Page A1 http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111258077096696831,00.html

Seed Money In Indonesia, Tangle of Bribes Creates Trouble for Monsanto By: PETER FRITSCH and TIMOTHY MAPES Date: April 5, 2005 Link http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111264380462297385,00.html

Sweeping New Bankruptcy Law To Make Life Harder for Debtors By: MICHAEL SCHROEDER and SUEIN HWANG Date: April 6, 2005 Link http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111274860461099083,00.html

As GM Battles Surging Costs, Workers' Health Becomes Issue By: LEE HAWKINS JR Date: April 7, 2005 Link http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111282647097100118,00.html

Title: As Oil Demand Surges, Saudis Offer to Boost Output By BHUSHAN BAHREE: Date: April 7, 2005 Link http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111282627132800108,00.html

Managing Risk How Buffett Gave A Tip That Led To Greenberg's Fall By SUSAN PULLIAM April 8, 2005 http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111291323458601343,00.html

Questions 13 – 17 from Marketplace, Section B

Chinese Companies Vie for a Role In U.S. IT Outsourcing By: LI YUAN Date: April 5, 2005 Link http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111264817780697499,00.html

New CEO of H-P Immerses Himself in Studying Company; 'Management Is a Team Sport' By: PUI-WING TAM Date: April 4, 2005 Link http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111256491188196499,00.html © Copyright 2005 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. WSJ Online Links Guide: Page 1 of 3 Big Steel Renews Push Into Home Building By: PAUL GLADER and RYAN CHITTUM Date: April 6, 2005 Link http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111274878555799089,00.html

PC Prices Get Cheaper, But Complexity Grows By: By WALTER S. MOSSBERG Date: April 7, 2005 Link http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111282621375800106,00.html

GM, in Protest, Pulls Ads From L.A. Times By BRIAN STEINBERG and JOSEPH T. HALLINAN April 8, 2005; Page B1 http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111291173187801305,00.html

Questions 18 – 22 from Money & Investing, Section C

Big Board Still Carries a Big Stick By: AARON LUCCHETTI Date: April 5, 2005 Link http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111265873014197811,00.html

Morgan Stanley Fight: Round 2 By RANDALL SMITH and ANN DAVIS April 6, 2005; Page C1 http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB111273167497498630,00.html

Spinoff of Credit-Card Division May Challenge Visa, MasterCard; Some Experts See Hasty Decision By ROBIN SIDEL April 8, 2005; Page C1 http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111292259901401600,00.html

First IPO, Then Hype? Hong Kong Shows Rules Aren't So Clear By: KATE LINEBAUGH Date: April 4, 2005 Link http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111256529202996521,00.html

Scared Straight: Wall Street May Do More 'Due Diligence' By: ROBIN SIDEL Date: April 7, 2005 Link http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111283871593300418,00.html

Questions 23 – 25 from Personal Journal, Section D

High Court Rules IRAs Untouchable By: CHRISTOPHER CONKEY and RACHEL EMMA SILVERMAN Date: April 5, 2005 Link http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111262374010897093,00.html

© Copyright 2005 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. WSJ Online Links Guide: Page 2 of 3 Unsold Homes Pile Up in Some Areas By KEMBA J. DUNHAM April 7, 2005; Page D1 http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111283477034900337,00.html

U.S. to Toughen Passport Rules Government Moves to Make Americans Carry Official ID On Returning From Mexico, Canada By: SARA SCHAEFER MUNOZ and NEIL KING JR. Date: April 6, 2005 Link http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111272015897098467,00.html

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