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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the 29th chairperson of the SEC?
(a) Christopher Cox.
(b) William H. Donaldson.
(c) Gerald Robinson.
(d) Mary Schapiro.
2. When was Eisman invited to make a speech to support a quickly flagging Wall Street firm in Chapter 10?
(a) March 14, 2008.
(b) June 3, 2007.
(c) January 5, 2008.
(d) October 22, 2007.
3. In Chapter 6, Eisman realized that the CDO manager sitting next to him was selling CDOs that were synthesized from what?
(a) Tranches.
(b) ISDAs.
(c) Other synthesized CDOs.
(d) CDSs.
4. Morgan Stanley lost more than how much on Hubler's CDO deals, as described in Chapter 9?
(a) $5 billion.
(b) $9 billion.
(c) $4 billion.
(d) $3 billion.
5. During the first six months of what year did Mike Burry find himself struggling with his investors in Chapter 8?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1996.
(c) 2002.
(d) 2007.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did Michael Lewis receive a BA in Art History?
2. Salomon Brothers is now a subsidiary of what company?
3. Who still felt as though he was not receiving the recognition he deserved for his foresight and lucrative investing and decided to quit as a money manager in Chapter 10?
4. Cornwall Capital Management ended with more than how much in CDOs in Chapter 7?
5. How much did Cornwall Capital Management make from selling its CDOs in Chapter 9?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Charlie Ledley and Michael Burry do in the aftermath of the market disaster in Chapter 10?
2. For how much did Morgan Stanley settle on the CDOs in Chapter 9?
3. When did Howie Hubler disappear? How much did Morgan Stanley lose from his actions?
4. What actions from the 1980s does the author describe as leading up to the mortgage crisis in the Epilogue?
5. What led Cornwall Capital Management to sell off their CDOs in Chapter 9? How much did they make?
6. What was Wing Chau selling essentially, as discovered by Eisman in Chapter 6?
7. How did Howie Hubler get involved with CDO trading in Chapter 9?
8. Why did Steve Eisman buy CDOs from Lippmann in Chapter 7?
9. How did Michael Lewis begin his career as an author of financial books?
10. How many CDOs did Cornwall Capital Management acquire after the conference in Chapter 7?
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