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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lloyd Blankfein had assembled a meeting of the board of Goldman Sachs where in Chapter 9?
(a) Ottawa
(b) London
(c) Denver
(d) Moscow

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?
(a) Stocks
(b) Derivatives
(c) Subprime lending
(d) Naked-shorting

3. Dick Fuld and who called Warren Buffett to ask him to consider investing in Lehman Brothers, according to the author in Chapter 2?
(a) Kerrie Cohen
(b) Cornelius Vander Starr
(c) Bob Diamond
(d) Erin Callan

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) Citigroup
(c) The International Monetary Fund
(d) Berkshire Hathaway

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Bob Willumstad refer to as the former Chairman at AIG that thought Willumstad’s position was all or nothing in Chapter 8?

2. On what date does the author describe Bart McDade and Alex Kirk arriving in Dick Fuld’s office in the beginning of Chapter 13?

3. From which hedge fund mogul had Scott Friedheim recently bought a black GMC Denali outfitted with internet access and a chauffeur in Chapter 6?

4. Larry Fink was described in Chapter12 as being from what financial institution?

5. Hank Paulson joined Goldman Sachs covering large industrial companies in the Midwest in what year?

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