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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. The investment bank division of Deutsche Bank is head-quartered where?
(a) Chicago, Illinois.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) London, England.

2. In 2002, less than how much worth of subprime loans was approved?
(a) $100 billion.
(b) $300 million.
(c) $200 billion.
(d) $1 billion.

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

4. According to the author, the Tea Party distracts its followers from the real villains of Wall Street by convincing itself that what is the enemy?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Alan Greenspan.
(c) Big government.
(d) Free-market economics.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do SWFs refer to?

2. The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. was based in what US city?

3. Barack Obama taught constitutional law at what university?

4. When was Griftopia: A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History published?

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

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