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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was Hank Paulson born?
(a) Knoxville, TN
(b) Palm Beach, FL
(c) Des Moines, IA
(d) Billings, MT

3. Timothy Geithner was the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York during what years?
(a) 2001-2010
(b) 2003-2009
(c) 2002-2005
(d) 1999-2002

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. David Einhorn was the founder and president of what hedge fund?

2. Dick Fuld had been pressing what old friend and former Chairman of AIG to put money into Lehman Brothers in Chapter 6?

3. According to the author in Chapter 5, David Einhorn was a hedge manager controlling over how much money in assets?

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

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

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