Griftopia: A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Matt Taibbi
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Griftopia: A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Matt Taibbi
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: The Trillion-dollar Band-Aid - Health Care Refor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Scott Brown earn his law degree?
(a) Yale University School of Law.
(b) Harvard Law School.
(c) Boston College Law School.
(d) Columbia School of Law.

2. Who appointed Alan Greenspan as the Federal Reserve chairman?
(a) Ronald Reagan.
(b) George H. Bush.
(c) George W. Bush.
(d) Bill Clinton.

3. What refers to the idea of a society in a repressive and controlled state, often under the guise of being Utopian?
(a) Communism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Dystopia.
(d) Democracy.

4. Alan Greenspan joined the Richard Nixon campaign in what year?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1945.

5. What does the CFTC stand for?
(a) The Community Finance Trading Commission.
(b) The Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
(c) The Capitalist Futures Commission.
(d) The Congressional Finance Trust Commission.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Robert Lukens being hit with gas expenses that were suddenly doubling, as described in Chapter 4?

2. Nancy Pelosi is the Minority Leader of ______________.

3. What is an independent self-regulatory organization and watchdog of the commodities and futures industry in the United States?

4. The Commodity Exchange Act replaced what earlier act from 1922?

5. When was Nancy Pelosi born?

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