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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 2008, AIG had grown into one of the world’s largest financial companies, with more than how much worth of assets on its books?
(a) $450 billion
(b) $300 billion
(c) $1 trillion
(d) $800 billion

2. John Thain was described as the CEO of which investment banking and wealth management firm in Chapter 7?
(a) Greenlight Capital
(b) Merrill Lynch
(c) Berkshire Hathaway
(d) Lehman Brothers

3. How old was Scott Friedheim described by the author in Chapter 6?
(a) 53
(b) 42
(c) 36
(d) 29

4. On what date does the author describe Dick Fuld holding a copy of the Wall Street Journal with an article on page C1 that was deemed by him “the worst betrayal of my career” in Chapter 6?
(a) January 25, 2008
(b) June 4, 2008
(c) July 8, 2007
(d) February 17, 2007

5. Who did Bob Willumstad refer to as the former Chairman at AIG that thought Willumstad’s position was all or nothing in Chapter 8?
(a) David Faber
(b) Skip McGee
(c) Frank Zarb
(d) John Thain

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Hank Paulson succeed as Chief Executive of Goldman Sachs?

2. Timothy Geithner worked for the Treasury Department and what organization prior to his appointment as President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York?

3. Who was the head of JP Morgan’s Consumer Business department, according to the author in Chapter 12?

4. On the heels of David Einhorn’s campaign against Lehman Brothers, Lehman’s stock had fallen how much since Einhorn’s speech in May, according to the author in Chapter 6?

5. Who was the founder of the company that would become AIG?

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