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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Return of the Native.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was not some thing that Howard Buffett was against?
(a) school lunch programs.
(b) protecting US savings bond owners against inflation.
(c) European grain exports.
(d) the Bretton Woods monetary scheme.

2. What did Buffett say he was putting his money into?
(a) money market funds.
(b) municipal bonds.
(c) blue chip stocks.
(d) a new mutual fund.

3. Warren Buffett was born in___________.
(a) Omaha, Nebraska.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) Kansas City, Nebraska.
(d) Memphis, Tennessee.

4. What problems did Buffett have making investments in the mid-1960s?
(a) a severe market slump.
(b) a massive withdrawal of capital.
(c) there were few good bargains in stocks.
(d) increased competition.

5. Every year, Warren and Susie would:
(a) travel to Europe.
(b) shop in Beverly Hills.
(c) travel to New York.
(d) host a dinner for the investors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Graham and Dodds did work in:

2. Warren's father worked as a ___________.

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

4. What did Buffett do that was different with Hochschild and Associated Cotton?

5. As a child, Warren Buffett had a 'thirst' for __________.

(see the answer key)

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