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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. What is an independent self-regulatory organization and watchdog of the commodities and futures industry in the United States?
(a) The Wikileaks Watchdog Corporation.
(b) The Farm Futures Commission.
(c) The National Futures Association.
(d) The Congressional Finance Commission.

2. When was Barack Obama named the Nobel Peace Prize laureate?
(a) October, 2008.
(b) September, 2009.
(c) November, 2009.
(d) October, 2009.

3. In what year did Alan Greenspan tell Congress that the risk involved in derivatives was "negligible"?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1987.

4. During his economic studies, Alan Greenspan worked under Eugene Banks, a managing director at what Wall Street investment bank?
(a) Simon & Schuster.
(b) Brown Brothers Harriman.
(c) Solomon Edwards.
(d) Deutche Bank.

5. Who appointed Alan Greenspan as the Federal Reserve chairman?
(a) George H. Bush.
(b) Bill Clinton.
(c) Ronald Reagan.
(d) George W. Bush.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what state was Scott Brown elected Senator?

2. When was Alan Greenspan born?

3. Where was Scott Brown born?

4. When was the Uniform Prudent Investor Act enacted?

5. According to the author, what philosophy translates to "My facts are facts and your facts are not facts"?

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