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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: The Outsourced Highway - Wealth Funds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Commodity Exchange Act was established under whose administration?
(a) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(b) Gerald Ford.
(c) Dwight Eisenhower.
(d) Theodore Roosevelt.

2. Where did Matt Taibbi hear Sarah Palin's acceptance speech in Chapter 1?
(a) Wall Street, New York, NY.
(b) The Superdome, New Orleans, LA.
(c) The Xcel Center in St. Paul, MN.
(d) The Hewlitt Packard Center, San Jose, CA.

3. What NBC correspondent did Alan Greenspan marry?
(a) Andrea Mitchell.
(b) Michelle Kimble.
(c) Jane Pauley.
(d) Alexis Marcantel.

4. Before declaring bankruptcy, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. was ranked as the _________ largest investment bank in the United States.
(a) Second.
(b) Fourth.
(c) First.
(d) Third.

5. What was the name of Ayn Rand's circle of intellectuals which was dedicated to relentless self-interest?
(a) "The Vicious Circle."
(b) "The Caravan."
(c) "The Collective."
(d) "The Circle."

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a form of government in which engineers, scientists, health professionals, and other technical experts are in control of decision making in their respective fields?

2. When was Griftopia: A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History published?

3. When was Alan Greenspan born?

4. Who was Vice President to Richard Nixon?

5. Where was Henry Kissinger born?

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