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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The assignment of Jamie Dimon and a dozen of his rival CEOs at the emergency meeting at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was to come up with a plan to save what company, according to the author in the Prologue?
(a) Merrill Lynch
(b) Berkshire Hathaway
(c) Lehman Brothers
(d) JP Morgan

2. How old was Scott Friedheim described by the author in Chapter 6?
(a) 36
(b) 42
(c) 53
(d) 29

3. Where did Dick Fuld receive his B.A. and B.S. in 1969?
(a) The University of Colorado at Boulder
(b) The University of Washington at Tacoma
(c) The University of Idaho at Boise
(d) The University of Arizona at Flagstaff

4. In what year does the author state Long-Term Capital Management blew up in Chapter 5?
(a) 1998
(b) 1995
(c) 1999
(d) 1996

5. How old was David Einhorn described as being when he prepared for a speech at the Ira W. Sohn Investment Research Conference in Chapter 5?
(a) 42
(b) 33
(c) 51
(d) 39

Short Answer Questions

1. In the mid-1980s, Bob Willumstad was rising through the executive ranks of what financial corporation?

2. In what year was Bob Willumstad outmaneuvered by Sandy Weill from Citigroup, according to the author in Chapter 8?

3. According to the author in Chapter 5, David Einhorn was a hedge manager controlling over how much money in assets?

4. Where was the hedge fund Peloton based?

5. John Thain was described as the CEO of which investment banking and wealth management firm in Chapter 7?

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