1. What does the SEC refer to?
(a) Speculators and Experts Council.
(b) Securities and Exchange Commission.
(c) Sellers and Engineers Committee.
(d) Special Experts Conglomerate.

2. What is the title of Chapter 6?
(a) Wall Street Bigshot.
(b) Accidental Capitalists.
(c) Spider-Man at The Venetian.
(d) How to Harvest a Migrant Worker.

3. Who from Deutsche Bank asked if they could buy the swaps back from Michael Burry in Chapter 2?
(a) Michael Lewis.
(b) Euguene Xu.
(c) Greg Lippman.
(d) Meredith Whitney.

4. What is the title of Chapter 5?
(a) The Blind Investors.
(b) Wall Street Rookies.
(c) A Lucky Fortune.
(d) Accidental Capitalists.

5. Meredith Whitney was an analyst of financial firms for what company in 2007?
(a) Citigroup.
(b) Oppenheimer and Co.
(c) Household Finance Corporation.
(d) Salomon Brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What majority-owned subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A., is a global rating agency dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data?

2. Where did Michael Lewis grow up?

3. Who offered Michael Burry bonds at $100 million a deal in Chapter 2?

4. In criminal law, what is an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual?

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

(see the answer key)

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