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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: The Trillion-dollar Band-Aid - Health Care Refor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1991, Goldman-Sachs bought up a commodities trading company called ________.
(a) Solomon Edwards.
(b) J. Aron.
(c) Wachovia.
(d) Chase Bank.

2. Who had to withdraw from a summer calculus class in San Francisco because he couldn't afford the gas for the commute?
(a) Peter Carillo.
(b) Leroy Marcus.
(c) Robert Lukens.
(d) Sam Serenda.

3. What refers to politics or diplomacy based primarily on power and on practical and material factors and considerations, rather than ideological notions or moralistic or ethical premises?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Conservatism.
(c) Objectivism.
(d) Realpolitik.

4. What candidate did Scott Brown face in the 2010 special election?
(a) Martha Coakley.
(b) Hillary Clinton.
(c) Sarah Paulson.
(d) James Alexander.

5. Alan Greenspan served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States during what years?
(a) 1987-2006.
(b) 1985-2004.
(c) 1980-2000.
(d) 1990-1999.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to the author, had been designed as a massive political deal with big giveaways to pharmaceutical companies in the form of subsidies and a big gift to the insurance industry in the form of the individual mandate?

2. With what Tea Party member did Matt Taibbi travel around Nevada in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 5, the author was astonished to learn that all the parking meters in what city were on the block for sale?

4. T-Bills mature in what time?

5. OPEC is an intergovernmental organization of how many developing countries?

(see the answer key)

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