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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Hank Paulson succeed as Chief Executive of Goldman Sachs?
(a) Gerald Donini
(b) Jamie Dimon
(c) David Einhorn
(d) Jon Corzine

2. According to the author in Chapter 3, Bob Steel knew he would face scrutiny from which U.S. senator who opposed government intervention in the markets?
(a) Senator Lisa Murkowski
(b) Senator Daniel Akaka
(c) Senator Jay Rockefeller
(d) Senator Jim Bunning

3. 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) JP Morgan
(b) Merrill Lynch
(c) Berkshire Hathaway
(d) Lehman Brothers

4. Dick Fuld was the CEO of what global financial services firm in March, 2008?
(a) Lehman Brothers
(b) Greenlight Capital
(c) JP Morgan
(d) Wells Fargo

5. 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?
(a) Barclays
(b) Goldman Sachs
(c) Wachovia
(d) Wells Fargo

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Dick Fuld receive his B.A. and B.S. in 1969?

2. Where did Hank Paulson earn his B.A. in English?

3. Jamie Dimon was the Chief Executive Officer of what banking and financial services holding company in 2008?

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

5. Who was the Chief Financial Officer of Lehman Brothers that presented the earnings report for the first quarter of 2008?

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