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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the SEC refer to?
(a) Special Experts Conglomerate.
(b) Sellers and Engineers Committee.
(c) Securities and Exchange Commission.
(d) Speculators and Experts Council.

2. What majority-owned subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A., is a global rating agency dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data?
(a) The Fitch Group.
(b) Deutsche Bank.
(c) Standard & Poor's.
(d) Wachovia.

3. What is a spectrum of psychological conditions characterized by widespread abnormalities of social interactions and communication, as well as restricted interests and repetitive behavior?
(a) ADHD.
(b) Schizophenic spectrum.
(c) The autism spectrum.
(d) The Asperger spectrum.

4. How much money did Howie Hubler owe Deutsche Bank on the CDOs purchased from Hubler in Chapter 9?
(a) $750 million.
(b) $650 million.
(c) $900 million.
(d) $1.2 billion.

5. Who thought that if AIG stopped buying the bonds, the subprime mortgage bond market would collapse, making him a fortune in Chapter 3?
(a) Euguene Xu.
(b) Michael Lewis.
(c) Meredith Whitney.
(d) Greg Lippman.

Short Answer Questions

1. With how much capital did Charlie Ledley and his partner begin a hedge fund in Chapter 5?

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

3. After the conference in Chapter 6, Eisman and his group began paying close attention to what?

4. Howie Hubler's company was so impressed with Hubler that they made him a unique deal by giving him what within their company in Chapter 9?

5. What is the title of Chapter 8?

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