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

2. Eljon Williams learned that the firm which helped him obtain a mortgage had gotten a commission of how much money?
(a) $12,000.
(b) $8,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $5,000.

3. Nancy Pelosi has represented the 8th Congressional District of what state?
(a) New York.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Arizona.
(d) California.

4. Who had to withdraw from a summer calculus class in San Francisco because he couldn't afford the gas for the commute?
(a) Sam Serenda.
(b) Robert Lukens.
(c) Leroy Marcus.
(d) Peter Carillo.

5. From 1948 to 1953, Alan Greenspan worked as an economic analyst at what business and industry oriented think-tank in New York City?
(a) The National Industrial Conference Board.
(b) The Republican Commission for Wealth.
(c) The Federal Reserve.
(d) The Democratic Board of Industry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do T-Bills refer to?

2. What refers to a form of government in which engineers, scientists, health professionals, and other technical experts are in control of decision making in their respective fields?

3. From what university did Henry Kissinger earn his A.M. and Ph.D. degrees?

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

5. Nancy Pelosi served as the 60th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to ______.

(see the answer key)

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