Griftopia: A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Matt Taibbi
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Griftopia: A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Matt Taibbi
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The investment bank division of Deutsche Bank is head-quartered where?

2. With what Tea Party member did Matt Taibbi travel around Nevada in Chapter 1?

3. The Tea Party got its name from what CNBC economic analyst?

4. What refers to trade in high volumes at prices that are considerably at variance with intrinsic values?

5. What is a public company that provides analytics and decision making services intended to help financial services companies make complex, high-volume decisions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What setback does the author describe for a banker named Andy?

2. How are "no doc" loans described in Chapter 3? How were the borrowers scammed in this system?

3. What does Taibbi write of his thoughts on Sarah Palin in Chapter 1?

4. With what Tea Party member did Taibbi travel? What did he discover about the Republican candidates' issues?

5. What does Taibbi assert to be the fundamental problem the the Tea Party's approach?

6. What process did banks undertake in order to sells risky loans, as described in Chapter 3?

7. What actions did Alan Greenspan take which led directly to the housing bubble bust?

8. What did Eljon Williams learn about the commission involved in his mortgage?

9. What is the fundamental belief of objectivism, as described in Chapter 2?

10. Describe Alan Greenspan's childhood and education. Where did Greenspan study economics?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the political career of Sarah Palin. What does the author assert of Palin's capabilities as a politician?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the growth and philosophies of the Tea Party movement. What fundamental problems does the author see in the approach and methods of the Tea Party?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss CNBC economic analyst Rick Santelli and his response to Obama's plan to prevent foreclosures. What are other comments Santelli has made against the administration?

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