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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: The Grifter Archipelago; or, Why the Tea Party Doesn't Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Vice President to Richard Nixon?
(a) Ronald Reagan.
(b) Lyndon Johnson.
(c) George H. Bush.
(d) Spiro Agnew.

2. Richard Nixon was President of the United States during what years?
(a) 1971-1982.
(b) 1991-1998.
(c) 1969-1974.
(d) 1964-1971.

3. What refers to a market for securities (debt or equity), where business enterprises and governments can raise long-term funds?
(a) Subsidy market.
(b) Capital market.
(c) Derivatives market.
(d) Bond market.

4. In Chapter 1, there was exhaustion because the campaign had been how long?
(a) 12 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 8 months.

5. What refers to a public entity for the trading of company stock and derivatives at an agreed price?
(a) Capital market.
(b) Stock market.
(c) Treasury market.
(d) Bond market.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ronald Reagan was the thirty-third governor of what state?

2. Richard Nixon had capitalized on the "forgotten Americans." The push to gain these voters was known as________.

3. Before declaring bankruptcy, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. was ranked as the _________ largest investment bank in the United States.

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

5. 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?

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