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

2. Goldman-Sachs argued that investing in commodities futures would reduce risk and yield __________.
(a) Equity-like returns.
(b) Speculative returns.
(c) T-bill returns.
(d) Derivatives.

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

4. Five years prior to the moment Priscilla Carillo started living in her car, the commodity indices rose from $13 billion to what amount?
(a) $143 billion.
(b) $893 billion.
(c) $317 billion.
(d) $200 billion.

5. For what state was Scott Brown elected Senator?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had to withdraw from a summer calculus class in San Francisco because he couldn't afford the gas for the commute?

2. The Prudent Man Rule is based on common law stemming from what Massachusetts court decision?

3. When was Barack Obama born?

4. Nancy Pelosi has represented the 8th Congressional District of what state?

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

(see the answer key)

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