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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Dick Fuld born?
(a) Dallas, TX
(b) New Orleans, LA
(c) New York, NY
(d) Chicago, IL

2. 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?
(a) China
(b) England
(c) India
(d) Iceland

3. By what nickname is Warren Buffett known in the financial world?
(a) The Wealth Extractor
(b) The Wizard of Omaha
(c) Rich Uncle Pennybags
(d) The Money Machine

4. Who did Bob Willumstad refer to as the former Chairman at AIG that thought Willumstad’s position was all or nothing in Chapter 8?
(a) David Faber
(b) Skip McGee
(c) John Thain
(d) Frank Zarb

5. In what year does the author state Long-Term Capital Management blew up in Chapter 5?
(a) 1999
(b) 1996
(c) 1998
(d) 1995

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Jamie Dimon told Hank Paulson that JP Morgan had upped its offer from $2 per share to what in Chapter 2?

3. Bob Steel called which old friend at Barclays Bank in London to ask if Barclays might be interested in purchasing Lehman in Chapter 4?

4. In the mid-1980s, Bob Willumstad was rising through the executive ranks of what financial corporation?

5. Who was Bob Willumstad’s partner in starting a private-equity fund after he left Citigroup?

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