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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 Dick Fuld choose as his right-hand-man when he became CEO of a leading global financial services firm?
(a) David Trone
(b) Bob Kelly
(c) Joe Gregory
(d) Edward Liddy

2. Who was Dick Fuld’s mentor at the global financial services firm where he began working and later led the company for much of his career?
(a) Lewis Glucksman
(b) Jeb Mason
(c) John Mack
(d) Greg Curl

3. 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) Wells Fargo
(b) Wachovia
(c) Barclays
(d) Goldman Sachs

4. Who was the Chairman of the Federal Reserve in 2008?
(a) Jim Bunning
(b) Jon Corzine
(c) Michael Bloomberg
(d) Ben Bernanke

5. Where did Hank Paulson earn his B.A. in English?
(a) Harvard University
(b) Yale University
(c) Stanford University
(d) Dartmouth College

Short Answer Questions

1. By what nickname is Warren Buffett known in the financial world?

2. What was Dick Fuld nicknamed on Wall Street for his competitive nature?

3. In what year did Hank Paulson become a partner at Goldman Sachs?

4. Where was Dick Fuld visiting when he received an urgent call from Henry Paulson regarding the collapse of the fifth largest investment bank in the U.S., according to the author in Chapter 1?

5. Where was Hank Paulson born?

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