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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 2007, Meredith Whitney announced that what company had so mismanaged its affairs that it would slash its dividend or crash?
(a) The Fitch Group.
(b) Citigroup.
(c) Gotham Capital.
(d) Salomon Brothers.

2. Where did Steve Eisman's wife threaten to move to and raise chickens in Chapter 1?
(a) Rhode Island.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Maine.
(d) Delaware.

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

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

5. What does AIG FP stand for?
(a) American International Group Fiscal Products.
(b) American Investment Group Financial Portfolios.
(c) American Investment Group Financial Portfolios.
(d) American International Group Financial Products.

Short Answer Questions

1. Michael Burry lost his left eye due to what as a toddler?

2. What was Michael Lewis' first book?

3. When did Steve Eisman publish a report outlining the bad practices of the subprime mortgage lender in Chapter 1?

4. Where did Michael Burry begin cataloging his investments and their results, which drew interest from Wall Street brokers without Burry's knowledge?

5. What refers to loans made to customers with less than perfect credit?

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