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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Michael Burry share his thoughts on investing while learning what he could from others in Chapter 2?
(a) Online social networks.
(b) Church.
(c) Seminars.
(d) Wall street.

2. What company did Charlie Ledley and Jamie Mai investigate because of some legal troubles, deciding that the legal trouble would blow over and their low stock would soon rally in Chapter 5?
(a) Deutsche Bank.
(b) Oppenheimer and Co.
(c) Capital One Financial.
(d) Cornwall Capital Management.

3. How much did Cornwall Capital Management make from selling its CDOs in Chapter 9?
(a) Over $240 million.
(b) Over $450 million.
(c) Over $120 million.
(d) Over $80 million.

4. Asperger's syndrome differs from other autistic disorders by its relative preservation of development in what areas?
(a) Coordination and Linguistic.
(b) Cognitive and spacial.
(c) Linguistic.
(d) Linguistic and cognitive.

5. Who began taking the bottom tranches of their mortgage bonds and packaging them together to create CDOs in Chapter 3?
(a) Standard & Poor's.
(b) Cornwall Capital Management.
(c) Scion Capital.
(d) Goldman Sachs.

Short Answer Questions

1. With Ben Hockett's help, Cornwall received what contract?

2. In Chapter 9, Lippmann gave Hubler several chances to back out of the deal at a loss, but Hubler continuously refused until finally settling with Deutsche Bank for more than how much?

3. What is the name of the investment group begun by Charlie Ledley and his partner in Chapter 5?

4. Cornwall Capital Management began quickly selling their CDOs in Chapter 9 because they were suddenly concerned with whose ability to pay?

5. When Cornwall Capital Management moved to Bear Sterns, their account was handled by whom?

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