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. In criminal law, what is an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual?
(a) Embezzlement.
(b) Contempt.
(c) Fraud.
(d) Heresy.

2. How much money did Charlie Ledley and Jamie Mai make from their first major investment in a company with legal trouble in Chapter 5?
(a) Over $3 million.
(b) Over $500,000.
(c) Over $1 million.
(d) Over $5 million.

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

4. Who offered Michael Burry bonds at $100 million a deal in Chapter 2?
(a) Deutsche Bank.
(b) Goldman Sachs.
(c) Oppenheimer and Co.
(d) Bank of America.

5. For what company did Ben Hockett work when he met Jamie Mai?
(a) Oppenheimer and Co.
(b) AIG FP.
(c) Deutsche Bank.
(d) Standard & Poor's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Michael Burry worked as a resident in what field in Chapter 2?

2. What was Michael Lewis' first book?

3. What refers to a cumulative number that suggests a consumer's credit risk?

4. In what year did Steve Eisman stop working as an analyst and start his own hedge fund?

5. Where did Ben Hockett live and make investments from in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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