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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. Where was Dick Fuld born?
(a) New York, NY
(b) Chicago, IL
(c) Dallas, TX
(d) New Orleans, LA

2. On what date did President George W. Bush assert, “The government intervention is not a government takeover”?
(a) October 17, 2008
(b) March 12, 2009
(c) November 22, 2008
(d) December 3, 2008

3. What were the quarterly losses that were announced at Lehman Brothers on June 9, 2008?
(a) $1.7 billion
(b) $3.6 billion
(c) $2.8 billion
(d) $2.2 billion

4. John Thain went to Michael Bloomberg and proposed that Bloomberg buy back what percent of his company from the bank in Chapter 7?
(a) 50%
(b) 10%
(c) 35%
(d) 20%

5. On the heels of David Einhorn’s campaign against Lehman Brothers, Lehman’s stock had fallen how much since Einhorn’s speech in May, according to the author in Chapter 6?
(a) 31.0%
(b) 12.5%
(c) 22.6%
(d) 37.2%

Short Answer Questions

1. Hank Paulson joined Goldman Sachs covering large industrial companies in the Midwest in what year?

2. Who was described as the “seasoned reporter” at CNBC in Chapter 12?

3. One aspect of the government's intervention that Sorkin seems to find puzzling in the Epilogue is why it did not act to save what institution?

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”?

5. 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?

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