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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 3, Geithner kept Jamie Dimon from abandoning the negotiations with Bear Stearns by working out a deal where the Federal Reserve lent money to Bear Stearns through JP Morgan, guaranteeing Morgan against how much in losses?
(a) $18 billion
(b) $5 billion
(c) $29 billion
(d) $14 billion

2. According to the author in Chapter 1, Henry Paulson called and informed Dick Fuld that Bear Stearns collapsed and would be bought by what investment company?
(a) JP Morgan
(b) Merrill Lynch
(c) Citigroup
(d) Goldman Sachs

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

4. Jamie Dimon told Hank Paulson that JP Morgan had upped its offer from $2 per share to what in Chapter 2?
(a) $16 per share
(b) $10 per share
(c) $9 per share
(d) $4 per share

5. Who was the Chairman of the Federal Reserve in 2008?
(a) Jim Bunning
(b) Ben Bernanke
(c) Michael Bloomberg
(d) Jon Corzine

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Dick Fuld receive his B.A. and B.S. in 1969?

3. When was Warren Buffett born?

4. 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?

5. On what date did Lehman Brothers release its earnings report for the first quarter of 2008?

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