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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: The Trillion-dollar Band-Aid - Health Care Refor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 4, Goldman-Sachs was the dominant index cornering about how much of the speculation market?
(a) One-half.
(b) Three-fourths.
(c) Two-thirds.
(d) One-third.

2. Alan Greenspan joined the Richard Nixon campaign in what year?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1972.

3. What company did Robert Lukens run in Chapter 4: Blowout - The Commodities Bubble?
(a) Lukens Architecture Firm.
(b) Lukens Sanitation Company.
(c) Lukens Construction Company.
(d) Lukens Roofing.

4. The Commodity Exchange Act replaced what earlier act from 1922?
(a) The Grain Futures Act.
(b) The Farm Futures Act.
(c) The Farm America Act.
(d) The Cotton Act.

5. What political party is Nancy Pelosi a member of?
(a) Republican.
(b) Communist.
(c) Green.
(d) Democratic.

Short Answer Questions

1. A new investment vehicle called index speculation was comprised of two main indices which were the Goldman-Sachs Commodity Index and ____________.

2. Barack Obama led a close campaign in the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries against whom?

3. When was Scott Brown born?

4. What candidate did Scott Brown face in the 2010 special election?

5. In 2008, what 24-year-old of San Bernardino, CA, quit school because she suddenly couldn't afford the gas that it took for the daily trip?

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