The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

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The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

Michael Lewis (author)
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does CDO stand for?
(a) Collateralized debt obligations.
(b) Client debt options.
(c) Common debt obligations.
(d) Calculated debt options.

2. Who was CEO of Morgan Stanley at the time Hubler was selling CDOs in Chapter 9?
(a) James Wilson.
(b) James Smith.
(c) John Mack.
(d) Bernie Madoff.

3. Howie Hubler was a bond trader for what company in Chapter 9?
(a) Merrill Lynch.
(b) Morgan Stanley.
(c) Wachovia.
(d) Bear Sterns.

4. What refers to a cumulative number that suggests a consumer's credit risk?
(a) Collateral debt obligation.
(b) Credit default swap.
(c) Tranches.
(d) FICO Score.

5. After the conference in Chapter 6, Eisman and his group began paying close attention to what?
(a) The price of oil.
(b) Rating companies.
(c) The Euro.
(d) Lending companies.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Scion Capital open business?

2. What had Michael Burry's father warned him to stay away from in Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 7, Eisman came to the conclusion that none of the banks dealing in CDSs and CDOs really appreciated the disaster awaiting them because of what?

4. When was Michael Lewis born?

5. Who wrote the book "The Greatest Trade Ever: How John Paulson Bet Against The Markets and Made $20 Billion"?

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