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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Dick Fuld’s Chief Strategy Officer in Chapter 6?
(a) Jim Cramer
(b) John F. Rogers
(c) Lloyd Blankfein
(d) David Goldfarb

2. How old was Scott Friedheim described by the author in Chapter 6?
(a) 53
(b) 42
(c) 36
(d) 29

3. In what year was Bob Willumstad outmaneuvered by Sandy Weill from Citigroup, according to the author in Chapter 8?
(a) 2005
(b) 2000
(c) 1998
(d) 2003

4. 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) 39
(b) 42
(c) 51
(d) 33

5. 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) Goldman Sachs
(c) Barclays
(d) Wachovia

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was oil going for per barrel according to the author in Chapter 9?

2. Where did Dick Fuld receive his B.A. and B.S. in 1969?

3. Who did Hank Paulson succeed as Chief Executive of Goldman Sachs?

4. Who did John Thain replace in his position as CEO in 2007, as described by the author in Chapter 7?

5. What were the quarterly losses that were announced at Lehman Brothers on June 9, 2008?

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