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

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

2. What reporter wrote the story about Lehman that he described in Chapter 6 as “the worst betrayal of my career”?
(a) David Einhorn
(b) Gerald Donini
(c) Susanne Craig
(d) Colm Kelleher

3. Senator Jim Bunning, who had sparred with Paulson over the summer, had gone so far as to call Hank Paulson what, according to the author in Chapter 12?
(a) A Libertarian
(b) A Capitalist
(c) A Communist
(d) A Socialist

4. After leaving Citigroup, Bob Willumstad went on to start what private-equity fund?
(a) Westwood Capital LLC
(b) Wells Fargo
(c) Brysam Global Partners
(d) Lehman Brothers

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in Chapter 12, “Internally, JP Morgan’s operating committee trips to Washington were jokingly referred to as” what?

2. Who at JP Morgan was concerned about the deal between Bank of American and Merrill Lynch because he had hoped to someday make a deal with Bank of America himself in Chapter 15?

3. Who was the Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets of the Treasury in Chapter 11?

4. In 2008, AIG had grown into one of the world’s largest financial companies, with a market value of just under how much?

5. Who was the head of communications at Lehman Brothers in Chapter 6?

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