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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Berkshire Hathaway.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While reaching Ben Graham, Warren learned about a company called:
(a) AT&T.
(b) Kimberly-Clark.
(c) State Farm Insurance.
(d) GEICO.

2. By the time of World War I, what part of the New Bedford labor force worked at the mill?
(a) one fourth.
(b) one half.
(c) three fourths.
(d) one third.

3. Buffett gained total control of Berkshire in:
(a) June 1964.
(b) July 1963.
(c) September 1964.
(d) May 1965.

4. What did Warren do with some of the profits from his paper route?
(a) bought AT&T stock.
(b) bought forty acres of Nebraska farmland.
(c) bought a car.
(d) vacationed in Miami.

5. What kind of stocks were most popular at this time?
(a) small companies.
(b) blue chip.
(c) huge conglomerates.
(d) high tech.

Short Answer Questions

1. What course did Warren teach at the University of Omaha?

2. Susie did all but:

3. In early 1967, Buffett advised his partners that:

4. Warren first ran away at the age of:

5. What did Warren's father tell him when he returned from running away?

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