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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: The Biggest Asshole in the Universe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to a market for securities (debt or equity), where business enterprises and governments can raise long-term funds?
(a) Derivatives market.
(b) Subsidy market.
(c) Bond market.
(d) Capital market.

2. Where did Matt Taibbi hear Sarah Palin's acceptance speech in Chapter 1?
(a) Wall Street, New York, NY.
(b) The Xcel Center in St. Paul, MN.
(c) The Hewlitt Packard Center, San Jose, CA.
(d) The Superdome, New Orleans, LA.

3. When was The Fountainhead published?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1954.

4. What refers to an entity that provides services for stock brokers and traders to trade stocks, bonds, and other securities?
(a) Bond market.
(b) Stock exchange.
(c) Treasury market.
(d) Federal Reserve.

5. When was Griftopia: A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History published?
(a) October, 2009.
(b) September, 2011.
(c) December, 2009.
(d) September, 2008.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what philosophy translates to "My facts are facts and your facts are not facts"?

2. What NBC correspondent did Alan Greenspan marry?

3. When did Alan Greenspan earn his doctorate in economics?

4. Alongside what Presidential nominee did Sarah Palin run as Vice President of the United States?

5. What refers to the idea of a society in a repressive and controlled state, often under the guise of being Utopian?

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