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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was David Einhorn described as being when he prepared for a speech at the Ira W. Sohn Investment Research Conference in Chapter 5?
(a) 51
(b) 42
(c) 33
(d) 39

2. In 2008, AIG had grown into one of the world’s largest financial companies, with more than how much worth of assets on its books?
(a) $800 billion
(b) $300 billion
(c) $1 trillion
(d) $450 billion

3. When was Warren Buffett born?
(a) 1918
(b) 1925
(c) 1930
(d) 1941

4. In the mid-1980s, Bob Willumstad was rising through the executive ranks of what financial corporation?
(a) Northern Trust
(b) Barclays
(c) Chemical Bank
(d) Westwood Capital LLC

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From which hedge fund mogul had Scott Friedheim recently bought a black GMC Denali outfitted with internet access and a chauffeur in Chapter 6?

2. What reporter wrote the story about Lehman that he described in Chapter 6 as “the worst betrayal of my career”?

3. According to the author in Chapter 6, Scott Friedheim was an executive in whose mold?

4. Where did Hank Paulson earn his B.A. in English?

5. What word in finance refers to the act of making loans to people who may have difficulty maintaining the repayment schedule?

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