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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. In what year did Alan Greenspan tell Congress that the risk involved in derivatives was "negligible"?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1990.

2. The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. was based in what US city?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Los Angeles.

3. Where did Alan Greenspan earn a B.S. degree in economics summa cum laude?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) New York University.

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

5. Alongside what Presidential nominee did Sarah Palin run as Vice President of the United States?
(a) George W. Bush.
(b) Hillary Clinton.
(c) Barack Obama.
(d) John McCain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do T-Bills refer to?

2. Who is the protagonist of The Fountainhead?

3. What was the name of Ayn Rand's circle of intellectuals which was dedicated to relentless self-interest?

4. 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?

5. In what year did Alan Greenspan earn his M.A. degree in economics?

(see the answer key)

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