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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 what year did Steve Eisman stop working as an analyst and start his own hedge fund?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1992.
(d) 2004.

2. When was Michael Lewis born?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1963.

3. What did Michael Burry study in college?
(a) Law.
(b) Engineering.
(c) History.
(d) Medicine.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Michael Burry could not bet against mortgage bonds in the same way he could other bonds because he could not short houses, only what?

(see the answer key)

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