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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the quarterly losses that were announced at Lehman Brothers on June 9, 2008?
(a) $1.7 billion
(b) $2.8 billion
(c) $3.6 billion
(d) $2.2 billion

2. Where does the author say Gerald Domini lived in Chapter 5?
(a) Hartford, Connecticut
(b) Boston, Massachusetts
(c) Bangor, Maine
(d) Summit, NJ

3. According to the author in Chapter 5, David Einhorn was a hedge manager controlling over how much money in assets?
(a) $10 billion
(b) $12 billion
(c) $6 billion
(d) $3 billion

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

5. Where was the hedge fund Peloton based?
(a) London
(b) New York
(c) Chicago
(d) Paris

Short Answer Questions

1. On the heels of David Einhorn’s campaign against Lehman Brothers, Lehman’s stock had fallen how much since Einhorn’s speech in May, according to the author in Chapter 6?

2. In what year did Hank Paulson become a partner at Goldman Sachs?

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

4. Timothy Geithner was the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York during what years?

5. Who was described as the Chief Financial Officer at Goldman Sachs in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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