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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John Thain thought in Chapter 14 as he pulled up to the New York Federal Reserve Building that the last time he’d been there was during the rescue of Long-Term Capital Management in what year?
(a) 1993
(b) 2005
(c) 1998
(d) 2001

2. In what year did Hank Paulson become a partner at Goldman Sachs?
(a) 1979
(b) 1982
(c) 1985
(d) 1989

3. Who did John Thain replace in his position as CEO in 2007, as described by the author in Chapter 7?
(a) David Viniar
(b) Jim Cramer
(c) Stan O’Neal
(d) Bob Willumstad

4. Under whose guidance did Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley receive status as bank holding companies in Chapter 18?
(a) Colm Kelleher’s
(b) Timothy Geithner’s
(c) Barry Zubrow’s
(d) John Mack’s

5. The assignment of Jamie Dimon and a dozen of his rival CEOs at the emergency meeting at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was to come up with a plan to save what company, according to the author in the Prologue?
(a) Merrill Lynch
(b) Berkshire Hathaway
(c) JP Morgan
(d) Lehman Brothers

Short Answer Questions

1. With what country had Dick Fuld been working for a month to secure capital for Lehman in Chapter 6?

2. Bob Steel called which old friend at Barclays Bank in London to ask if Barclays might be interested in purchasing Lehman in Chapter 4?

3. What does AIG stand for?

4. Who did Jamie Dimon take with him to meet with Ben Bernanke in Chapter 12?

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

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