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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From which hedge fund mogul had Scott Friedheim recently bought a black GMC Denali outfitted with internet access and a chauffeur in Chapter 6?
(a) Cornelius Vander Starr
(b) Eddie Lampert
(c) Michael Bloomberg
(d) David Einhorn

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

3. Timothy Geithner was the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York during what years?
(a) 2002-2005
(b) 2001-2010
(c) 2003-2009
(d) 1999-2002

4. Who did Hank Paulson succeed as Chief Executive of Goldman Sachs?
(a) David Einhorn
(b) Jon Corzine
(c) Gerald Donini
(d) Jamie Dimon

5. According to the author in Chapter 5, Dick Fuld “said that he had become convinced that two of the nation’s most powerful financiers were largely responsible for both the short raid and rumor mongering.” Who were these financiers?
(a) David Goldfarb and Scott Friedheim
(b) Lloyd Blankfein and Andrew Gowers
(c) Steven A. Cohen and Kenneth C. Griffin
(d) Dan Alpert and Bart McDade

Short Answer Questions

1. Bob Willumstad had been asked by the board of AIG to replace whom as CEO in Chapter 8?

2. Who was described as the head of the FDIC in Chapter 12?

3. Hank Paulson and his staff prepared a secret plan for how to deal with the situation in Chapter 4. Their plan proposed that should the banks fail, the Treasury Department would purchase up to how many of the bad assets of the banks in order to stabilize the market?

4. Who was the head of communications at Lehman Brothers in Chapter 6?

5. At the end of Chapter 13, AIG went to Jamie Dimon of what banking institution with an urgent call for help?

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