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

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) $10 billion
(b) $3 billion
(c) $6 billion
(d) $12 billion

2. Bart McDade and Skip McGee from Lehman Brothers met with whom from KDB to hammer out a deal in Chapter 11?
(a) Gao Xiqing
(b) Jun Kwang-woo
(c) Min Euoo Song
(d) Vikram Pandit

3. Who was described as the head of the FDIC in Chapter 12?
(a) Erin Callan
(b) Jun Kwang-woo
(c) Marge Magner
(d) Sheila Bair

4. With what country had Dick Fuld been working for a month to secure capital for Lehman in Chapter 6?
(a) Vietnam
(b) China
(c) Japan
(d) South Korea

5. What banker from Citigroup asked during the meeting of the top bankers at the New York Federal Reserve Building in Chapter 14, “I assume we are going to talk about AIG?”
(a) Vikram Pandit
(b) Larry Fink
(c) Greg Fleming
(d) Charlie Scharf

Short Answer Questions

1. After leaving Citigroup, Bob Willumstad went on to start what private-equity fund?

2. What word in finance refers to the act of making loans to people who may have difficulty maintaining the repayment schedule?

3. What does KDB stand for?

4. According to the author in Chapter 1, Henry Paulson called and informed Dick Fuld that Bear Stearns collapsed and would be bought by what investment company?

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

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