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

2. Who is the protagonist of The Fountainhead?
(a) Sarah Anderson.
(b) Dagny Taggart.
(c) Howard Roark.
(d) John Gatsby.

3. What refers to the part of the capital markets that deals with the issuance of new securities?
(a) Primary market.
(b) Speculative market.
(c) Secondary market.
(d) Derivatives market.

4. What refers to the part of the economy which is run by private individuals or groups, usually as a means of enterprise for profit, and is not controlled by the state?
(a) Stock market.
(b) Education system.
(c) Private sector.
(d) Public sector.

5. AIG was listed on the Dow Jones Industrial Average from _________ to September 22, 2008.
(a) September 19, 2005.
(b) April 8, 2004.
(c) August 5, 2003.
(d) March 12, 2008.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, there was exhaustion because the campaign had been how long?

2. Since 2002, Deutsche Bank's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Group Executive Committee has been __________.

3. Eljon Williams had what profession?

4. According to the author, the Tea Party believes that the economy is self-correcting as long as commerce and _______ are separated.

5. What refers to a financial market where participants can issue new debt, known as the Primary market, or buy and sell debt securities, known as the Secondary market, usually in the form of bonds?

(see the answer key)

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