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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Dick Fuld receive his B.A. and B.S. in 1969?
(a) The University of Colorado at Boulder
(b) The University of Washington at Tacoma
(c) The University of Arizona at Flagstaff
(d) The University of Idaho at Boise

2. What word in finance refers to the act of making loans to people who may have difficulty maintaining the repayment schedule?
(a) Short-selling
(b) Derivative lending
(c) Naked short-selling
(d) Subprime lending

3. David Einhorn was the founder and president of what hedge fund?
(a) Citigroup
(b) Westwood Capital LLC
(c) Brysam Global Partners
(d) Greenlight Capital

4. The assignment of Jamie Dimon and a dozen of his rival CEOs at the emergency meeting at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was to come up with a plan to save what company, according to the author in the Prologue?
(a) Merrill Lynch
(b) JP Morgan
(c) Lehman Brothers
(d) Berkshire Hathaway

5. According to the author in Chapter 3, Bob Steel knew he would face scrutiny from which U.S. senator who opposed government intervention in the markets?
(a) Senator Daniel Akaka
(b) Senator Lisa Murkowski
(c) Senator Jay Rockefeller
(d) Senator Jim Bunning

Short Answer Questions

1. With all eyes on Lehman after the Bear collapse, Hank Paulson suggested to Dick Fuld that it would be a good idea for Lehman to increase its holdings of what to shore up confidence in the bank?

2. What was the largest and most prestigious investment bank in the nation that Jamie Dimon advised his staff could possibly file bankruptcy in the Prologue?

3. According to the author in Chapter 1, Henry Paulson called and informed Dick Fuld that Bear Stearns collapsed and would be bought by what investment company?

4. Warren Buffett is the primary shareholder, chairman and CEO of what American multinational conglomerate holding company?

5. Jamie Dimon told Hank Paulson that JP Morgan had upped its offer from $2 per share to what in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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