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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Dick Fuld’s mentor at the global financial services firm where he began working and later led the company for much of his career?
(a) Greg Curl
(b) John Mack
(c) Lewis Glucksman
(d) Jeb Mason

2. In what year did Hank Paulson become a partner at Goldman Sachs?
(a) 1989
(b) 1985
(c) 1982
(d) 1979

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

4. Who was the Chief Financial Officer of Lehman Brothers that presented the earnings report for the first quarter of 2008?
(a) Barry Zubrow
(b) Erin Callan
(c) Skip McGee
(d) David Einhorn

5. When was Warren Buffett born?
(a) 1930
(b) 1941
(c) 1918
(d) 1925

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Dick Fuld visiting when he received an urgent call from Henry Paulson regarding the collapse of the fifth largest investment bank in the U.S., according to the author in Chapter 1?

2. Where was Hank Paulson born?

3. Timothy Geithner worked for the Treasury Department and what organization prior to his appointment as President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York?

4. 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?

5. According to the author in Chapter 1, Henry Paulson called and informed Dick Fuld that Bear Stearns collapsed and that the U.S. Treasury had taken the step of backing how much in Bear Stearns assets to restore confidence in the market?

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