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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Steve Eisman got his job with Oppenheimer and Co. through whom?
(a) His uncle..
(b) His parents.
(c) His neighbor.
(d) A friend from college.

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

3. Where did Michael Lewis grow up?
(a) Dallas, Texas.
(b) Phoenix, Arizona.
(c) New Orleans, Louisiana.
(d) Denver, Colorado.

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

5. With whom did Michael Burry make his first credit default swap?
(a) Cornwall Capital Management.
(b) Deutsche Bank.
(c) Oppenheimer and Co.
(d) Scion Capital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Michael Lewis' first book?

2. What company did Charlie Ledley and Jamie Mai investigate because of some legal troubles, deciding that the legal trouble would blow over and their low stock would soon rally in Chapter 5?

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

4. In Chapter 3, soon all the CDSs AIG FP sold consisted primarily of what?

5. What is the name of the investment group begun by Charlie Ledley and his partner in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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