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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. Bob Steel called which old friend at Barclays Bank in London to ask if Barclays might be interested in purchasing Lehman in Chapter 4?
(a) Vikram Pandit
(b) Bob Diamond
(c) Dan Alpert
(d) David Viniar

2. Who was described as Hank Paulson’s adversary on the Senate Banking Committee in Chapter 10?
(a) Jim Wilkinson
(b) Jim Bunning
(c) David Faber
(d) David Goldfarb

3. 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) 12.5%
(b) 22.6%
(c) 31.0%
(d) 37.2%

4. Who is described in Chapter 12 as the Chairman of the Financial Services Commission in Korea?
(a) Gao Xiqing
(b) Vikram Pandit
(c) Jun Kwang-woo
(d) Min Euoo Song

5. John Thain was described as the CEO of which investment banking and wealth management firm in Chapter 7?
(a) Berkshire Hathaway
(b) Merrill Lynch
(c) Greenlight Capital
(d) Lehman Brothers

Short Answer Questions

1. As the top bankers made their way home after the weekend of trying to solve the Lehman Brothers problem, they were called back to the Treasury for another emergency meeting involving what institution?

2. According to the author in Chapter 1, Henry Paulson called and informed Dick Fuld that Bear Stearns collapsed and would be bought by what investment company?

3. Dick Fuld expressed his belief that Lehman Brothers was under attack by what in Chapter 4?

4. Who was the Chief of Staff at Goldman Sachs in Chapter 9?

5. Gerald Donini asserts when speaking with Jim Cramer in Chapter 5 that he felt the real problem in the marketplace wasn’t short-selling, but what?

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