Money and Banking
-DSST Test
Money and Banking DSST Test Version
2
The DSST exams above contain
204 multiple-choice practice test questions with study guides (detailed explanations).
The ACE (American Council on Education) recommends 3 upper or lower level
college credits for this exam.
Studying, and passing, the practice tests below will allow you to
confidently take and pass your Money and Banking DSST test. The overall key
concepts, and specific individual points, that will allow you to pass your test
are within the practice questions and detailed explanations.
Course Information and Overview
This exam covers material that is typically taught in a semester introductory-level college course. The multiple-choice DANTES/DSST exam consists of about 90 questions and allows two hours to complete.
The Money and Banking DANTES/DSST exam contains questions that come from the following topics:
- The Role and Kinds of Money (5%)
Money and its alternative definitions
Money and assets
- Commercial Banks and Other Financial Intermediaries
(31%)
Bank deposit deregulation
Banking industry structures
Management and operation of financial markets and intermediaries
Deposit insurance
International banking
- Central Banking and the Federal Reserve System (18%)
Organization and structure
FED historical framework
Monetary management (Current)
- Money and Macroeconomic Policy (21%)
Basic classical
Keynesian economics
Rational expectations and monetarism
Inflation and money
- Monetary Policy in the United States (18%)
Monetary policy (Conducting)
Targeting of interest rates vs. monetary aggregates
Policy effectiveness
Monetary policy vs. fiscal policy
- The International Monetary System (7%)
International monetary institutions and debt crisis
International exchange rates and payments
Monetary policy in conjunction with flexible exchange rates
Complete information and a fact sheet (PDF Format) of what is covered is available from Prometric.