The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Michael Lewis (author)
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Michael Burry share his thoughts on investing while learning what he could from others in Chapter 2?
(a) Church.
(b) Seminars.
(c) Wall street.
(d) Online social networks.

2. When did Steve Eisman publish a report outlining the bad practices of the subprime mortgage lender in Chapter 1?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1988.

3. After Eisman's published report, there were no more public subprime mortgage lenders by what year, as described in Chapter 1?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2007.

4. Michael Burry worked as a resident in what field in Chapter 2?
(a) Proctology.
(b) Neurology.
(c) Cardiology.
(d) Optometry.

5. What does CDO stand for?
(a) Collateralized debt obligations.
(b) Calculated debt options.
(c) Common debt obligations.
(d) Client debt options.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, Charlie Ledley and Jamie Mai continued to make risky investments until they had grown their investment company to how much?

2. With how much capital did Charlie Ledley and his partner begin a hedge fund in Chapter 5?

3. What is the name of the investment group Steve Eisman formed after quitting his job as a bond analyst?

4. As Steve Eisman's team investigated in Chapter 4, they found patterns in the people and states that what?

5. What is the name of Mike Burry's investment group?

(see the answer key)

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