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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was David Einhorn described as being when he prepared for a speech at the Ira W. Sohn Investment Research Conference in Chapter 5?
(a) 42
(b) 39
(c) 33
(d) 51

2. Hank Paulson joined Goldman Sachs covering large industrial companies in the Midwest in what year?
(a) 1971
(b) 1967
(c) 1974
(d) 1980

3. Who nominated Hank Paulson to his post in the federal cabinet?
(a) Barack Obama
(b) Bill Clinton
(c) George W. Bush
(d) Dick Cheney

4. Bob Willumstad had been asked by the board of AIG to replace whom as CEO in Chapter 8?
(a) Eddie Lampert
(b) David Einhorn
(c) Martin Sullivan
(d) Tony Ryan

5. Who was described as the Chief Financial Officer at Goldman Sachs in Chapter 9?
(a) Andrew Gowers
(b) Lloyd Blankfein
(c) David Viniar
(d) Joe Gregory

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 3, Geithner kept Jamie Dimon from abandoning the negotiations with Bear Stearns by working out a deal where the Federal Reserve lent money to Bear Stearns through JP Morgan, guaranteeing Morgan against how much in losses?

2. Gerald Donini asserts when speaking with Jim Cramer in Chapter 5 that he felt the real problem in the marketplace wasn’t short-selling, but what?

3. Where did Hank Paulson earn his B.A. in English?

4. According to the author in Chapter 5, David Einhorn was a hedge manager controlling over how much money in assets?

5. What was the title of the article from the Wall Street Journal that Dick Fuld called “the worst betrayal of my career” in Chapter 6?

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