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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 his Epilogue, what does the author amount to billion dollar gifts paid for by the American people?
(a) Government bailouts.
(b) Tax revenues.
(c) The bond market.
(d) The national parks.

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

3. What does MSRB stand for?
(a) Moral Securities Rulemaking Brigade.
(b) Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.
(c) Municipal Stock Regulating Board.
(d) Municipal Stock Rulemaking Battalion.

4. An investment corporation needs a contract through what in order to trade in securities that are traditionally only bought and sold between large investing bodies?
(a) COMA.
(b) IMDB.
(c) ISDA.
(d) USDA.

5. In what year did Steve Eisman stop working as an analyst and start his own hedge fund?
(a) 1997.
(b) 2004.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1992.

Short Answer Questions

1. Meredith Whitney was an analyst of financial firms for what company in 2007?

2. In the Epilogue, Michael Lewis tells his readers about a lunch meeting he had with his former CEO at what company?

3. In Chapter 9, Lippmann gave Hubler several chances to back out of the deal at a loss, but Hubler continuously refused until finally settling with Deutsche Bank for more than how much?

4. What is a spectrum of psychological conditions characterized by widespread abnormalities of social interactions and communication, as well as restricted interests and repetitive behavior?

5. What does CDO stand for?

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