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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 5, David Einhorn was a hedge manager controlling over how much money in assets?
(a) $12 billion
(b) $6 billion
(c) $3 billion
(d) $10 billion

2. Who was the head of communications at Lehman Brothers in Chapter 6?
(a) Andrew Gowers
(b) Tony Ryan
(c) Jeremiah Norton
(d) Michael Cavanaugh

3. The hedge fund Peloton had been started by what former Goldman executive, according to the author in Chapter 5?
(a) Bob Steel
(b) Frank Zarb
(c) David Goldfarb
(d) Ron Beller

4. When was Warren Buffett born?
(a) 1925
(b) 1941
(c) 1930
(d) 1918

5. 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?
(a) 22.6%
(b) 12.5%
(c) 37.2%
(d) 31.0%

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 1, Henry Paulson called and informed Dick Fuld that Bear Stearns collapsed and that the U.S. Treasury had taken the step of backing how much in Bear Stearns assets to restore confidence in the market?

2. What was the largest and most prestigious investment bank in the nation that Jamie Dimon advised his staff could possibly file bankruptcy in the Prologue?

3. David Einhorn was the founder and president of what hedge fund?

4. 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?

5. Who was Dick Fuld’s mentor at the global financial services firm where he began working and later led the company for much of his career?

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