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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Secrets of the Temple.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Susie unexpectedly do at the age of forty-five?
(a) filed for divorce.
(b) returned to school.
(c) moved out of Buffett's house and into a San Francisco apartment.
(d) tried to commit suicide.

2. Susie's absence made life:
(a) game Warren more freedom.
(b) made Warren more self-sufficient.
(c) difficult for Warren.
(d) made Warren happier.

3. What was not a characteristic of a performance fund?
(a) sustained long term growth.
(b) short term perspective.
(c) making fast money.
(d) moving in and out of stocks.

4. What problems did Buffett have making investments in the mid-1960s?
(a) a severe market slump.
(b) increased competition.
(c) a massive withdrawal of capital.
(d) there were few good bargains in stocks.

5. What kind of stocks were most popular at this time?
(a) huge conglomerates.
(b) small companies.
(c) blue chip.
(d) high tech.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Buffett go without buying any common stock after the Cap Cities deal in 1985?

2. What did Buffett advise his partners of in May 1967?

3. By the 1990s, Buffett was worth:

4. What did Buffett do that was different with Hochschild and Associated Cotton?

5. What step did Buffett take in early 1966?

(see the answer key)

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