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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lloyd Blankfein was waiting to make a speech at what annual conference in the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) The Service Nation Summit
(b) The Underbanked Financial Services Symposium
(c) The Mobile Banking and Commerce Summit
(d) The Financial Services Marketing Symposium

2. What is the common name for the Federal National Mortgage Association?
(a) Ameriprise
(b) Fannie Mae
(c) Wachovia
(d) Reserve Primary Fund

3. According to the author in Chapter 14, after the meeting at the New York Federal Reserve Building, “the Morgan Stanley bankers had two related tasks: self-preservation and” what?
(a) Wealth accumulation
(b) Helping the Fed
(c) Offshore investments
(d) Public relations

4. Who is described in Chapter 12 as “a former Republican representative from New York, whom Dimon had hired as executive vice president of global government relations and public policy”?
(a) Michael Bloomberg
(b) Rick Lazio
(c) David Einhorn
(d) Jim Bunning

5. What refers to a security interest in real property held by a lender as a security for a debt?
(a) Subprime lending
(b) Short-seller
(c) Stock
(d) Mortgage

Short Answer Questions

1. Bob Willumstad had been asked by the board of AIG to replace whom as CEO in Chapter 8?

2. John Thain went to Michael Bloomberg and proposed that Bloomberg buy back what percent of his company from the bank in Chapter 7?

3. 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?

4. Bob Steel was described as now being with what banking institution in Chapter 12?

5. John Thain is described in Chapter 7 as having worked for Henry Paulson at Goldman Sachs and then as CEO of what company?

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