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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. What had Michael Burry's father warned him to stay away from in Chapter 2?
(a) Women.
(b) The stock market.
(c) Las Vegas.
(d) Fire.

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

3. In finance, what occurs when a debtor has not met his or her legal obligations according to the debt contract?
(a) Refinancing.
(b) Forclosure.
(c) Default.
(d) Repossesion.

4. What does CDO stand for?
(a) Calculated debt options.
(b) Client debt options.
(c) Common debt obligations.
(d) Collateralized debt obligations.

5. When was Michael Lewis born?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1960.

Short Answer Questions

1. Michael Burry worked as a resident in what field in Chapter 2?

2. What is the title of Chapter 7?

3. What led Michael Burry to leave his original profession and become a money manager?

4. What does the SEC refer to?

5. Analysts from where revealed to Eisman that no one truly understood these CDOs in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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