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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. What company did Robert Lukens run in Chapter 4: Blowout - The Commodities Bubble?
(a) Lukens Architecture Firm.
(b) Lukens Sanitation Company.
(c) Lukens Construction Company.
(d) Lukens Roofing.

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

3. According to the author, __________ and other investment banks were responsible for driving up the price of oil through the commodities speculation market.
(a) Deutche Bank.
(b) Wachovia.
(c) Bank of America.
(d) Goldman-Sachs.

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

5. In what year did Alan Greenspan earn his M.A. degree in economics?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1970.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Tea Party got its name from what CNBC economic analyst?

2. According to the author, many loans were _____ meaning there was no documentation that confirmed their qualifications for the loans.

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. What political party is Nancy Pelosi a member of?

5. AIG was listed on the Dow Jones Industrial Average from _________ to September 22, 2008.

(see the answer key)

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