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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Dick Fuld choose as his right-hand-man when he became CEO of a leading global financial services firm?
(a) Edward Liddy
(b) David Trone
(c) Joe Gregory
(d) Bob Kelly

2. What was Dick Fuld nicknamed on Wall Street for his competitive nature?
(a) Hyena
(b) Gorilla
(c) Bear
(d) Shark

3. Bob Steel called which old friend at Barclays Bank in London to ask if Barclays might be interested in purchasing Lehman in Chapter 4?
(a) Vikram Pandit
(b) Dan Alpert
(c) David Viniar
(d) Bob Diamond

4. What title did Hank Paulson hold in 2008?
(a) United States Secretary of the Interior
(b) United States Secretary of State
(c) United States Secretary of the Treasury
(d) United States Secretary of Education

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Jamie Dimon was the Chief Executive Officer of what banking and financial services holding company in 2008?

2. 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?

3. 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?

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

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

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