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Multiple Choice Questions
时间：2024.03.03 创作：欧阳学 1. The term structure of interest rates is: A) The relationship between the rates of interest on all
securities.
B) The relationship between the interest rate on a security
and its time to maturity.
C) The relationship between the yield on a bond and its
default rate.
D) All of the above. E) None of the above.
Answer: B Difficulty: Easy
Rationale: The term structure of interest rates is the relationship
between two variables, years and yield to maturity (holding all else constant).
2. The yield curve shows at any point in time: A) The relationship between the yield on a bond and the
duration of the bond.
B) The relationship between the coupon rate on a bond and
time to maturity of the bond.
C) The relationship between yield on a bond and the time
to maturity on the bond.
D) All of the above. E) None of the above.
Answer: C Difficulty: Easy
3. An inverted yield curve implies that: A) Long-term interest rates are lower than short-term
interest rates.
B) Long-term interest rates are higher than short-term
interest rates.
C) Long-term interest rates are the same as short-term
interest rates.
D) Intermediate term interest rates are higher than either
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short- or long-term interest rates.
E) none of the above.
Answer: A Difficulty: Easy
Rationale: The inverted, or downward sloping, yield curve is one
in which short-term rates are higher than long-term rates. The inverted yield curve has been observed frequently,
although not as frequently as the upward sloping, or normal, yield curve.
4. An upward sloping yield curve is a(n) _______ yield curve. A) normal. B) humped. C) inverted. D) flat. E) none of the above.
Answer: A Difficulty: Easy
Rationale: The upward sloping yield curve is referred to as the
normal yield curve, probably because, historically, the upward sloping yield curve is the shape that has been observed most frequently.
5. According to the expectations hypothesis, a normal yield
curve implies that A) interest rates are expected to remain stable in the future. B) interest rates are expected to decline in the future. C) interest rates are expected to increase in the future. D) interest rates are expected to decline first, then increase. E) interest rates are expected to increase first, then decrease.
Answer: C Difficulty: Easy
Rationale: An upward sloping yield curve is based on the
expectation that short-term interest rates will increase. 6. Which of the following is not proposed as an explanation
for the term structure of interest rates? A) The expectations theory. B) The liquidity preference theory. C) The market segmentation theory. D) Modern portfolio theory. E) A, B, and C.
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Answer: D Difficulty: Easy
Rationale: A, B, and C are all theories that have been proposed to
explain the term structure.
7. The expectations theory of the term structure of interest
rates states that A) forward rates are determined by investors' expectations
of future interest rates.
B) forward rates exceed the expected future interest rates. C) yields on long- and short-maturity bonds are determined
by the supply and demand for the securities.
D) all of the above. E) none of the above.
Answer: A Difficulty: Easy
Rationale: The forward rate equals the market consensus
expectation of future short interest rates.
8. Which of the following theories state that the shape of the
yield curve is essentially determined by the supply and demands for long-and short-maturity bonds? A) Liquidity preference theory. B) Expectations theory. C) Market segmentation theory. D) All of the above. E) None of the above.
Answer: C Difficulty: Easy
Rationale: Market segmentation theory states that the markets for
different maturities are separate markets, and that interest rates at the different maturities are determined by the intersection of the respective supply and demand curves. 9. According to the \
structure of interest rates, the yield curve usually should be: A) inverted. B) normal. C) upward sloping D) A and B. E) B and C.
Answer: E Difficulty: Easy
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