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

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 | Eight Week Quiz F

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. The Tea Party movement is an American populist political movement that has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since what year?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2008.

2. What does NINJA stand for in the mortgage industry?
(a) No income, job, or assets.
(b) No income, job, or allocations.
(c) No indictments, job, or allimony.
(d) No incidental job or abilities.

3. According to the author, __________ and other investment banks were responsible for driving up the price of oil through the commodities speculation market.
(a) Bank of America.
(b) Wachovia.
(c) Deutche Bank.
(d) Goldman-Sachs.

4. The fundamental belief of what philosophy is that self-interest is a normal human state and interventionism by the government is unnatural and evil?
(a) Objectivism.
(b) Pluralism.
(c) Absurdism.
(d) Subjectivism.

5. When was Atlas Shrugged published?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1940.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political party is Nancy Pelosi a member of?

2. Alan Greenspan was born in what area of New York City?

3. In international relations, what refers to a re-establishment of cordial relations, as between two countries?

4. According to Chapter 4, Goldman-Sachs was the dominant index cornering about how much of the speculation market?

5. Who is the protagonist of The Fountainhead?

(see the answer key)

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