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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 3, Geithner kept Jamie Dimon from abandoning the negotiations with Bear Stearns by working out a deal where the Federal Reserve lent money to Bear Stearns through JP Morgan, guaranteeing Morgan against how much in losses?
(a) $14 billion
(b) $29 billion
(c) $18 billion
(d) $5 billion

2. Warren Buffett is the primary shareholder, chairman and CEO of what American multinational conglomerate holding company?
(a) Wells Fargo
(b) Berkshire Hathaway
(c) BlackRock
(d) Westwood Capital LLC

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

4. On what date did Lehman Brothers release its earnings report for the first quarter of 2008?
(a) February 6, 2008
(b) March 18, 2008
(c) June 22, 2008
(d) April 1, 2009

5. Hank Paulson joined Goldman Sachs covering large industrial companies in the Midwest in what year?
(a) 1967
(b) 1980
(c) 1971
(d) 1974

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Where does the author say Gerald Domini lived in Chapter 5?

3. 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?

4. Timothy Geithner worked for the Treasury Department and what organization prior to his appointment as President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York?

5. 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?

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