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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Michael Lewis' first book published?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1979.

2. 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?
(a) 2007.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1999.

3. 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) 24.
(b) 18.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

4. In whose garage did Charlie Ledley begin operating a hedge fund in Chapter 5?
(a) Steve Eisman's.
(b) Greg Lippmann's.
(c) Jamie Mai's.
(d) Mike Burry's.

5. Where did Michael Lewis work as a bond salesman after earning his Masters degree in Economics?
(a) Stockholm.
(b) Paris.
(c) Berkeley.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 5?

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

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

4. What is the name of the investment group Steve Eisman formed after quitting his job as a bond analyst?

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?

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