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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom did Michael Burry make his first credit default swap?
(a) Scion Capital.
(b) Deutsche Bank.
(c) Cornwall Capital Management.
(d) Oppenheimer and Co.

2. What companies approached Michael Burry and provided him with capital to begin his new company?
(a) FrontPoint and Oppenheimer and Co.
(b) Oppenheimer and Co. and Deutsche Bank.
(c) Gotham Capital and White Mountains.
(d) Deutsche Bank and Standard & Poor's.

3. What had Steve Eisman studied in college?
(a) South American history.
(b) Corporate law.
(c) International trade.
(d) Art history.

4. When was Michael Lewis' first book published?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1983.

5. What company did Charlie Ledley and Jamie Mai investigate because of some legal troubles, deciding that the legal trouble would blow over and their low stock would soon rally in Chapter 5?
(a) Capital One Financial.
(b) Oppenheimer and Co.
(c) Cornwall Capital Management.
(d) Deutsche Bank.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what company did Michael Lewis begin working after earning his Masters degree in Economics?

2. For what company did Ben Hockett work when he met Jamie Mai?

3. What does CDO stand for?

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

5. What does the SEC refer to?

(see the answer key)

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