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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9 the author writes that it became apparent that no one at Morgan Stanley fully understood the CDO deals, including who?
(a) Jim Beaston.
(b) James Wilson.
(c) John Mack.
(d) Michael Ewing.

2. 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) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 18.
(d) 24.

3. Cornwall Capital Management began quickly selling their CDOs in Chapter 9 because they were suddenly concerned with whose ability to pay?
(a) Merrill Lynch's.
(b) Wachovia's.
(c) Bear Stearns'.
(d) Citigroup's.

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

5. Who offered Michael Burry bonds at $100 million a deal in Chapter 2?
(a) Oppenheimer and Co.
(b) Bank of America.
(c) Goldman Sachs.
(d) Deutsche Bank.

Short Answer Questions

1. In whose garage did Charlie Ledley begin operating a hedge fund in Chapter 5?

2. Cornwall Capital Management ended with more than how much in CDOs in Chapter 7?

3. Steve Eisman discovered that what company was fraudulently selling fifteen year mortgages under the guise of thirty year mortgages?

4. What did Michael Burry study in college?

5. At the conference in Chapter 6, Charlie Ledley found himself being courted by what company and chiefly ignored by most of the other conference attendees?

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