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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Hot Potato, The Great American Mortgage Scam.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are created when banks split their mortgage loan payments into three levels and sell them in separate packages?
(a) Collectives.
(b) Derivatives.
(c) Incidentals.
(d) Tranch blocks.

2. Of what political party was Ronald Reagan a member?
(a) Green Party.
(b) Tea Party.
(c) Democrat.
(d) Republican.

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

4. Who is the protagonist of Atlas Shrugged?
(a) Michael Williams.
(b) James Edwards.
(c) Dagny Taggart.
(d) Howard Roark.

5. Where are the headquarters of Deutsche Bank?
(a) Amsterdam, Netherlands.
(b) Bern, Switzerland.
(c) Frankfurt, Germany.
(d) Oslo, Norway.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what philosophy translates to "My facts are facts and your facts are not facts"?

2. Where did Matt Taibbi hear Sarah Palin's acceptance speech in Chapter 1?

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

4. The investment bank division of Deutsche Bank is head-quartered where?

5. What do T-Bills refer to?

(see the answer key)

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