1. What is the name of the investment group Steve Eisman formed after quitting his job as a bond analyst?
(a) Deutsche Bank.
(b) Scion Capital.
(c) FrontPoint.
(d) Cornwall Capital Management.

2. What mortgage lender did an Oppenheimer banker obtain information on from Steve Eisman in Chapter 1?
(a) Bear Stearns.
(b) Aames Financial.
(c) Citigroup.
(d) Gotham Capital.

3. After Eisman's published report, there were no more public subprime mortgage lenders by what year, as described in Chapter 1?
(a) 2007.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2004.

4. Where did Michael Lewis work as a bond salesman after earning his Masters degree in Economics?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) London.
(c) Stockholm.
(d) Paris.

5. For what company did Michael Lewis begin working after earning his Masters degree in Economics?
(a) Citigroup.
(b) Salomon Brothers.
(c) Oppenheimer and Co.
(d) Aames Financial.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date did the head of the International Monetary Fund warn that the world financial system was teetering on the "brink of systemic meltdown"?

2. With the creation of ______, mortgage companies became inspired to grow quickly and offer a great many loans to customers.

3. Meredith Whitney was an analyst of financial firms for what company in 2007?

4. In what year did Steve Eisman stop working as an analyst and start his own hedge fund?

5. Where did Michael Lewis grow up?

(see the answer key)

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