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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John Thain is described in Chapter 7 as having worked for Henry Paulson at Goldman Sachs and then as CEO of what company?
(a) The New York Stock Exchange
(b) The International Monetary Fund
(c) Berkshire Hathaway
(d) Citigroup

2. With all eyes on Lehman after the Bear collapse, Hank Paulson suggested to Dick Fuld that it would be a good idea for Lehman to increase its holdings of what to shore up confidence in the bank?
(a) Cash
(b) Gold
(c) Silver
(d) Platinum

3. David Einhorn was the founder and president of what hedge fund?
(a) Citigroup
(b) Brysam Global Partners
(c) Greenlight Capital
(d) Westwood Capital LLC

4. By what nickname is Warren Buffett known in the financial world?
(a) The Money Machine
(b) The Wizard of Omaha
(c) Rich Uncle Pennybags
(d) The Wealth Extractor

5. By what name is the regulation that “had been introduced by the Securities and Exchange Commission in 1938 to prevent investors from continually shorting a stock that was falling” called?
(a) The downdraft rule
(b) The salvation rule
(c) The uptick rule
(d) The cutback rule

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. On what date did President George W. Bush assert, “The government intervention is not a government takeover”?

3. Who did Scott Friedheim believe to be responsible for the leak to the Wall Street Journal in Chapter 6?

4. After leaving Citigroup, Bob Willumstad went on to start what private-equity fund?

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

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