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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Timothy Geithner worked for the Treasury Department and what organization prior to his appointment as President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York?
(a) The Bank of Rome
(b) The International Monetary Fund
(c) The Bank of Berlin
(d) The World Bank

3. Jamie Dimon told Hank Paulson that JP Morgan had upped its offer from $2 per share to what in Chapter 2?
(a) $4 per share
(b) $9 per share
(c) $10 per share
(d) $16 per share

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

5. Who was the Chief Financial Officer of Lehman Brothers that presented the earnings report for the first quarter of 2008?
(a) David Einhorn
(b) Skip McGee
(c) Barry Zubrow
(d) Erin Callan

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Chairman of the Federal Reserve in 2008?

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

3. 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?

4. Dick Fuld was the CEO of what global financial services firm in March, 2008?

5. Who nominated Hank Paulson to his post in the federal cabinet?

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