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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was not one of the three companies that Buffett used to purchase stock and other companies?
(a) Berkshire Hathaway.
(b) Blue Chip Stamps.
(c) American Express.
(d) Diversified Retailing.

2. Buffett bought enough of Berkshire to:
(a) arouse the curiousity of the press.
(b) sit on the board.
(c) bring on a lawsuit.
(d) to anger his other partners.

3. What company did Buffett say he would hold for the rest of his life?
(a) Diversified.
(b) Berkshire.
(c) See's Candy.
(d) Wesco.

4. What did Warren's father tell him when he returned from running away?
(a) improve his grades or give up the paper route.
(b) quit his job as punishment.
(c) he was grounded for one month.
(d) he was sending him back to Nebraska.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. His best childhood friend was___________.

2. How old was Warren when his father became Congressman?

3. Buffett feared being known as:

4. Berkshire and Hathaway merged in:

5. Why did Warren complete a Dale Carnegie course after completing business school?

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