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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: The Great American Bubble Machine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what year had Goldman-Sachs underwritten a massive volume of Internet companies and were manipulating the share prices by spinning, "laddering," and providing illegal insider information to certain investors?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2008.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1995.

2. What is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level or type of support which exceeds a simple majority (over 50%)?
(a) Superpower.
(b) Great majority.
(c) Upper majority.
(d) Supermajority.

3. When was John McCain born?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1948.

4. When was Ronald Reagan born?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1930.

5. When was Ayn Rand born?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1925.

Short Answer Questions

1. Goldman-Sachs is headquartered at what address in New York City?

2. Alongside what Presidential nominee did Sarah Palin run as Vice President of the United States?

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

4. Kissinger served as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State under which President?

5. Oil prices spiked to how much a barrel in 2008?

(see the answer key)

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