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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. When was Griftopia: A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History published?
(a) September, 2011.
(b) October, 2009.
(c) September, 2008.
(d) December, 2009.

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

3. During his economic studies, Alan Greenspan worked under Eugene Banks, a managing director at what Wall Street investment bank?
(a) Deutche Bank.
(b) Solomon Edwards.
(c) Brown Brothers Harriman.
(d) Simon & Schuster.

4. What is a private, actively managed investment fund that utilizes sophisticated strategies in international and/or domestic markets, offsets losses during a market downturn, and/or generates returns higher than traditional stock and bond investments?
(a) Hedge fund.
(b) Stock portfolio.
(c) Derivatives fund.
(d) Credit fund.

5. What does NINJA stand for in the mortgage industry?
(a) No income, job, or assets.
(b) No indictments, job, or allimony.
(c) No incidental job or abilities.
(d) No income, job, or allocations.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Ayn Rand born?

2. What NBC correspondent did Alan Greenspan marry?

3. Where was Ayn Rand born?

4. In what year was Sarah Palin a candidate for Vice President of the United States?

5. Who appointed Alan Greenspan as the Federal Reserve chairman?

(see the answer key)

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