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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hank Paulson joined Goldman Sachs covering large industrial companies in the Midwest in what year?
(a) 1967
(b) 1974
(c) 1971
(d) 1980

2. Who was the head of JP Morgan’s Consumer Business department, according to the author in Chapter 12?
(a) Hank Greenberg
(b) Charlie Scharf
(c) Scott Friedheim
(d) David Einhorn

3. Who was the new CFO of JP Morgan in Chapter 12?
(a) Cornelius Vander Starr
(b) Erin Callan
(c) Michael Cavanaugh
(d) Sandy Weill

4. John Thain was described as the CEO of which investment banking and wealth management firm in Chapter 7?
(a) Berkshire Hathaway
(b) Merrill Lynch
(c) Greenlight Capital
(d) Lehman Brothers

5. Who did Bob Willumstad refer to as the former Chairman at AIG that thought Willumstad’s position was all or nothing in Chapter 8?
(a) Skip McGee
(b) John Thain
(c) Frank Zarb
(d) David Faber

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Bob Willumstad’s partner in starting a private-equity fund after he left Citigroup?

2. On the heels of David Einhorn’s campaign against Lehman Brothers, Lehman’s stock had fallen how much since Einhorn’s speech in May, according to the author in Chapter 6?

3. By what nickname is Warren Buffett known in the financial world?

4. According to the author in Chapter 6, Scott Friedheim was an executive in whose mold?

5. Who nominated Hank Paulson to his post in the federal cabinet?

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