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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What led Michael Burry to leave his original profession and become a money manager?
(a) His daughter's birth.
(b) His father's death.
(c) His wife's death.
(d) His son's birth.

2. Michael Burry lost his left eye due to what as a toddler?
(a) Glaucoma.
(b) A car accident.
(c) Asperger's Syndrome.
(d) Cancer.

3. What does CDS stand for?
(a) Commercial data systems.
(b) Credit default swap.
(c) Consumer data system.
(d) Credit foreclosure systems.

4. Where did Michael Burry begin cataloging his investments and their results, which drew interest from Wall Street brokers without Burry's knowledge?
(a) A magazine.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A library.
(d) A blog.

5. What is the name of the investment group begun by Charlie Ledley and his partner in Chapter 5?
(a) FrontPoint.
(b) Scion Capital.
(c) Cornwall Capital Management.
(d) Capital One Financial.

Short Answer Questions

1. In finance, what occurs when a debtor has not met his or her legal obligations according to the debt contract?

2. In Chapter 4, AIG FP did not get whose message as he assumed they had?

3. Analysts from where revealed to Eisman that no one truly understood these CDOs in Chapter 6?

4. Who from Deutsche Bank asked if they could buy the swaps back from Michael Burry in Chapter 2?

5. Gene Park worked for what company in Chapter 4?

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