View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What title did Hank Paulson hold in 2008?
(a) United States Secretary of State
(b) United States Secretary of the Interior
(c) United States Secretary of Education
(d) United States Secretary of the Treasury

2. AIG began with what name in a small office in Shanghai in 1919?
(a) Asian-American Investment Partnership
(b) Pacific Ring Investments
(c) American Asiatic Underwriters
(d) Asian Underwriters Union

3. After leaving Citigroup, Bob Willumstad went on to start what private-equity fund?
(a) Westwood Capital LLC
(b) Lehman Brothers
(c) Wells Fargo
(d) Brysam Global Partners

4. John Thain is described in Chapter 7 as having worked for Henry Paulson at Goldman Sachs and then as CEO of what company?
(a) The New York Stock Exchange
(b) The International Monetary Fund
(c) Citigroup
(d) Berkshire Hathaway

5. With all eyes on Lehman after the Bear collapse, Hank Paulson suggested to Dick Fuld that it would be a good idea for Lehman to increase its holdings of what to shore up confidence in the bank?
(a) Silver
(b) Platinum
(c) Gold
(d) Cash

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Bob Willumstad outmaneuvered by Sandy Weill from Citigroup, according to the author in Chapter 8?

2. Who nominated Hank Paulson to his post in the federal cabinet?

3. Timothy Geithner was the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York during what years?

4. Dick Fuld and who called Warren Buffett to ask him to consider investing in Lehman Brothers, according to the author in Chapter 2?

5. What were the quarterly losses that were announced at Lehman Brothers on June 9, 2008?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 256 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample