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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Buffett's role in protecting certain CEOs from takeovers was referred to as:
(a) blackmail.
(b) whitemail.
(c) greenmail.
(d) redmail.

2. Warren married Susie Thompson in:
(a) June 1955.
(b) September 1953.
(c) January 1951.
(d) April, 1952.

3. At the end of 1986, the approximate share price of Berkshire was?
(a) $275.
(b) $3,000.
(c) $950.
(d) $1,500.

4. What did Buffett do that was different with Hochschild and Associated Cotton?
(a) bought the entire businesses.
(b) purchased liquid sahres.
(c) traded one business for another.
(d) purchased small amounts.

5. Why is finance the opposite of investing?
(a) finance describes the corporate view of fund raising.
(b) finance is based on Graham and Dodds theory.
(c) finance is the same as investing.
(d) finance is based on Efficient Market Theory.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The SEC inquiry was concerned with:

3. The injunction which the lower court issued was:

4. What kind of stocks were most popular at this time?

5. Buffett feared being known as:

(see the answer key)

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