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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With the creation of ______, mortgage companies became inspired to grow quickly and offer a great many loans to customers.
(a) Standard & Poor's.
(b) Mortgage bonds.
(c) Moody's.
(d) FICO Scores.

3. What companies approached Michael Burry and provided him with capital to begin his new company?
(a) Gotham Capital and White Mountains.
(b) Deutsche Bank and Standard & Poor's.
(c) Oppenheimer and Co. and Deutsche Bank.
(d) FrontPoint and Oppenheimer and Co.

4. When Cornwall Capital Management moved to Bear Sterns, their account was handled by whom?
(a) Ace Greenburg.
(b) Lewis Ranieri.
(c) Steve Eismann.
(d) Michael Lewis.

5. For what company did Ben Hockett work when he met Jamie Mai?
(a) Standard & Poor's.
(b) Oppenheimer and Co.
(c) Deutsche Bank.
(d) AIG FP.

Short Answer Questions

1. Michael Burry lost his left eye due to what as a toddler?

2. What does the SEC refer to?

3. The first night of the conference in Chapter 6, Steve Eisman was seated next to a man who was a CDO manager for what company?

4. The SEC was established by the United States Congress in what year?

5. What is the title of Chapter 5?

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