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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: The Biggest Asshole in the Universe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What NBC correspondent did Alan Greenspan marry?
(a) Michelle Kimble.
(b) Andrea Mitchell.
(c) Alexis Marcantel.
(d) Jane Pauley.

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

3. Alan Greenspan recommended the Reagan era increase in Social Security tax, and the rate went from 9.35% to ___________.
(a) 13.9%.
(b) 20.1%.
(c) 12.5%.
(d) 15.3%.

4. When was Ayn Rand born?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1930.

5. What refers to a fraudulent investment operation that pays returns to its investors from their own money or the money paid by subsequent investors, rather than from any actual profit earned by the individual or organization running the operation?
(a) Unsubsidized loans.
(b) Derivitaves market.
(c) Subsidized market.
(d) Ponzi scheme.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Ronald Reagan born?

2. With what Tea Party member did Matt Taibbi travel around Nevada in Chapter 1?

3. When was The Fountainhead published?

4. For what political party was Sarah Palin the nominee for Vice President of the United States?

5. What refers to an entity that provides services for stock brokers and traders to trade stocks, bonds, and other securities?

(see the answer key)

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