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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Michael Burry born?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1960.

2. What had Michael Burry's father warned him to stay away from in Chapter 2?
(a) Fire.
(b) The stock market.
(c) Women.
(d) Las Vegas.

3. Where did Michael Lewis earn his Masters degree in Economics?
(a) The Paris School of Economics.
(b) The London School of Economics.
(c) The Chicago School of Economics.
(d) The New York School of Economics.

4. What is the name of Mike Burry's investment group?
(a) Moody's.
(b) Cornwall Capital Management.
(c) Oppenheimer and Co.
(d) Scion Capital.

5. At what age was Michael Lewis when he was shocked that Wall Street would allow him to buy and sell stocks, as described in the Prologue?
(a) 18.
(b) 24.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. Steve Eisman discovered that what company was fraudulently selling fifteen year mortgages under the guise of thirty year mortgages?

2. Where did Michael Burry share his thoughts on investing while learning what he could from others in Chapter 2?

3. When did money manager Michael Burry become interested in bonds?

4. By what year had Steve Eisman gathered a group of investors around himself filled with people who believed as he did that no one on Wall Street knew what they were doing, as described in Chapter 1?

5. Where did Michael Lewis grow up?

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