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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. For what magazine was Matt Taibbi working as a reporter when he describes having listened to the acceptance speech of Sarah Palin in Chapter 1?
(a) Rolling Stone.
(b) Men's Journal.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) Wall Street Journal.

2. 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.

3. Where was Ayn Rand born?
(a) Saint Petersburg, Russia.
(b) New York, New York.
(c) Alberta, Canada.
(d) New Brunswick, Canada.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Eljon Williams contacted what firm to help him get a home loan with a fixed mortgage?

3. When was Alan Greenspan born?

4. During what years was Ronald Reagan President of the United States?

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

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