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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Dick Fuld born?
(a) New Orleans, LA
(b) Dallas, TX
(c) Chicago, IL
(d) New York, NY

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?
(a) Barclays
(b) Wells Fargo
(c) Wachovia
(d) Goldman Sachs

3. Who did Scott Friedheim believe to be responsible for the leak to the Wall Street Journal in Chapter 6?
(a) Sheila Bair
(b) Kerrie Cohen
(c) Margaret Law
(d) Erin Callan

4. What reporter wrote the story about Lehman that he described in Chapter 6 as “the worst betrayal of my career”?
(a) Gerald Donini
(b) David Einhorn
(c) Colm Kelleher
(d) Susanne Craig

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 Jay Rockefeller
(b) Senator Daniel Akaka
(c) Senator Jim Bunning
(d) Senator Lisa Murkowski

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was David Einhorn described as being when he prepared for a speech at the Ira W. Sohn Investment Research Conference in Chapter 5?

3. David Einhorn was the founder and president of what hedge fund?

4. According to the author in Chapter 5, David Einhorn was a hedge manager controlling over how much money in assets?

5. What word from Chapter 5 derives from German and describes an all-motorized force concentration of tanks, infantry, artillery, combat engineers and air power?

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