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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the hedge fund Peloton based?
(a) Chicago
(b) New York
(c) Paris
(d) London

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

3. Larry Fink was described in Chapter12 as being from what financial institution?
(a) Bank of America
(b) BlackRock
(c) Barclays
(d) Berkshire Hathaway

4. From which hedge fund mogul had Scott Friedheim recently bought a black GMC Denali outfitted with internet access and a chauffeur in Chapter 6?
(a) Michael Bloomberg
(b) Eddie Lampert
(c) Cornelius Vander Starr
(d) David Einhorn

5. On what date did Lloyd Blankfein arrive in the city where the Goldman Sachs board meeting was to take place in Chapter 9?
(a) June 27, 2008
(b) March 4, 2007
(c) October 21, 2007
(d) November 16, 2008

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the address of the New York Federal Reserve Building?

2. 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?

3. Who did Lloyd Blankfein make a call to in order to solicit investment in Goldman Sachs in Chapter 19?

4. Who did Scott Friedheim believe to be responsible for the leak to the Wall Street Journal in Chapter 6?

5. John Thain went to Michael Bloomberg and proposed that Bloomberg buy back what percent of his company from the bank in Chapter 7?

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