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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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

2. The hedge fund Peloton had been started by what former Goldman executive, according to the author in Chapter 5?
(a) Ron Beller
(b) Bob Steel
(c) David Goldfarb
(d) Frank Zarb

3. Dick Fuld expressed his belief that Lehman Brothers was under attack by what in Chapter 4?
(a) Subprime lenders
(b) Short-sellers
(c) Mortgages
(d) Derivatives

4. Who was the Chairman of the Federal Reserve in 2008?
(a) Michael Bloomberg
(b) Jon Corzine
(c) Ben Bernanke
(d) Jim Bunning

5. Who was the Chief of Staff at Goldman Sachs in Chapter 9?
(a) John F. Rogers
(b) Gerald Donini
(c) Martin Sullivan
(d) Jon Corzine

6. According to the author in Chapter 5, Jim Cramer, a media star, was solidly Harvard and counted as one of his best friends which individual called “the bane of Wall Street”?
(a) Jim Cracchiolo
(b) Kevin Warsh
(c) Eliot Spitzer
(d) Ron Beller

7. On what date did Lehman Brothers release its earnings report for the first quarter of 2008?
(a) February 6, 2008
(b) March 18, 2008
(c) April 1, 2009
(d) June 22, 2008

8. In what year did Hank Paulson become a partner at Goldman Sachs?
(a) 1985
(b) 1979
(c) 1989
(d) 1982

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

10. Who did Scott Friedheim believe to be responsible for the leak to the Wall Street Journal in Chapter 6?
(a) Sheila Bair
(b) Erin Callan
(c) Kerrie Cohen
(d) Margaret Law

11. What was the largest and most prestigious investment bank in the nation that Jamie Dimon advised his staff could possibly file bankruptcy in the Prologue?
(a) Goldman Sachs
(b) Wachovia
(c) Barclays
(d) Wells Fargo

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

13. In 2008, AIG had grown into one of the world’s largest financial companies, with a market value of just under how much?
(a) $35 billon
(b) $80 billion
(c) $125 billion
(d) $50 billion

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

15. Timothy Geithner worked for the Treasury Department and what organization prior to his appointment as President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York?
(a) The World Bank
(b) The Bank of Rome
(c) The International Monetary Fund
(d) The Bank of Berlin

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Scott Friedheim described by the author in Chapter 6?

2. Timothy Geithner was the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York during what years?

3. Jamie Dimon was the Chief Executive Officer of what banking and financial services holding company in 2008?

4. What was Dick Fuld nicknamed on Wall Street for his competitive nature?

5. In the mid-1980s, Bob Willumstad was rising through the executive ranks of what financial corporation?

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