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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 17.
(b) 18.
(c) 15.
(d) 24.

2. How much money did Charlie Ledley and Jamie Mai make from their first major investment in a company with legal trouble in Chapter 5?
(a) Over $5 million.
(b) Over $500,000.
(c) Over $1 million.
(d) Over $3 million.

3. In Chapter 3, soon all the CDSs AIG FP sold consisted primarily of what?
(a) Gold and silver.
(b) Pork futures.
(c) Subprime mortgages.
(d) Auto loans.

4. Where did Michael Burry begin cataloging his investments and their results, which drew interest from Wall Street brokers without Burry's knowledge?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A magazine.
(c) A library.
(d) A blog.

5. When did money manager Michael Burry become interested in bonds?
(a) 1996.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mortgage lender did an Oppenheimer banker obtain information on from Steve Eisman in Chapter 1?

2. In a short time, Michael Burry had credit default swaps worth what in subprime mortgage bonds in Chapter 2?

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

4. What is a global financial service company with its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany?

5. Gene Park worked for what company in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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