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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. At what university did Michael Burry study?
(a) Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
(b) Princeton University School of Law.
(c) Harvard University School of Law.
(d) Yale University School of Medicine.

2. What is the title of Chapter 8?
(a) Two Men in a Boat.
(b) Bonds and CEOs.
(c) The Long Quiet.
(d) Wall Street.

3. The SEC was established by the United States Congress in what year?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1930.

4. What are divisions of mortgage bonds in which the mortgage bonds are divided into pieces?
(a) Collateral debt obligation.
(b) Credit default swap.
(c) FICO Scores.
(d) Tranches.

5. What are bonds that are made up of mortgages sold to consumers by banks?
(a) Subprime bonds.
(b) Optimum bonds.
(c) Mortgage bonds.
(d) Mortgage rate stocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. On what date did the head of the International Monetary Fund warn that the world financial system was teetering on the "brink of systemic meltdown"?

3. In finance, what occurs when a debtor has not met his or her legal obligations according to the debt contract?

4. Who asked Howie Hubler for money owed Deutsche Bank on the CDOs purchased from Hubler in Chapter 9?

5. For what quickly flagging Wall Street firm was Eisman invited to make a speech in Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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