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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's team discovered in Chapter 4 that the mortgage lenders were using what to alter the rating of their bonds?
(a) Bad math.
(b) Hackers.
(c) FICO scores.
(d) Insider trading.

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

3. What refers to loans made to customers with less than perfect credit?
(a) CDS's.
(b) Gambles.
(c) Subprime.
(d) High interest.

4. What is a global financial service company with its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany?
(a) Deutsche Bank.
(b) Oppenheimer and Co.
(c) Morgan Stanley.
(d) The Fitch Group.

5. What is the name of the investment group begun by Charlie Ledley and his partner in Chapter 5?
(a) FrontPoint.
(b) Scion Capital.
(c) Capital One Financial.
(d) Cornwall Capital Management.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Chinese national who came in second in a math competition in China accompanied Greg Lippmann in Chapter 3?

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

3. Where did Steve Eisman's wife threaten to move to and raise chickens in Chapter 1?

4. Where did Michael Lewis work as a bond salesman after earning his Masters degree in Economics?

5. With Ben Hockett's help, Cornwall received what contract?

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