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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 was the name of Ayn Rand's circle of intellectuals which was dedicated to relentless self-interest?
(a) "The Circle."
(b) "The Caravan."
(c) "The Vicious Circle."
(d) "The Collective."

2. Alan Greenspan was born in what area of New York City?
(a) Washington Heights.
(b) Astoria, Queens.
(c) Greenwich Village.
(d) The Upper East Side.

3. In Chapter 3, what fee did companies that would attach a borrower's name to the credit score of another person who was more credit worthy charge?
(a) $3,000.
(b) $500.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $1,300.

4. Alan Greenspan joined the Richard Nixon campaign in what year?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1972.

5. When was Alan Greenspan born?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1926.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1953.

Short Answer Questions

1. In December 2008, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley announced that he had leased out the city's parking meters for over ____________.

2. What refers to a financial market where participants can issue new debt, known as the Primary market, or buy and sell debt securities, known as the Secondary market, usually in the form of bonds?

3. To what political party does Scott Brown belong?

4. The author was astonished to learn that a port in what state was on the block for sale?

5. Who was Vice President to Richard Nixon?

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