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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. In 1991, Goldman-Sachs bought up a commodities trading company called ________.
(a) Solomon Edwards.
(b) Wachovia.
(c) J. Aron.
(d) Chase Bank.

2. When did Alan Greenspan earn his doctorate in economics?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1977.

3. When was Barack Obama born?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1967.

4. What refers to the idea of a society in a repressive and controlled state, often under the guise of being Utopian?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Communism.
(c) Dystopia.
(d) Socialism.

5. What does the CFTC stand for?
(a) The Congressional Finance Trust Commission.
(b) The Community Finance Trading Commission.
(c) The Capitalist Futures Commission.
(d) The Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Alan Greenspan earn a B.S. degree in economics summa cum laude?

2. In Atlas Shrugged, a group of men break off on their own and form __________.

3. The protagonist of The Fountainhead is in what profession?

4. The Prudent Man Rule was last revised in what year?

5. According to the author, in his years of power, Alan Greenspan was able to turn the Federal Reserve into what?

(see the answer key)

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