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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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?
2. Who is described in Chapter 11 as the Co-President at Morgan Stanley and the man who had worked on the government’s bailout of Chrysler nearly three decades earlier?
3. Mitsubishi is a group of companies based in what country?
4. Lloyd Blankfein was waiting to make a speech at what annual conference in the beginning of Chapter 14?
5. Chapter 19 opens with the author’s description of what date?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the deal between Bank of America and Merrill Lynch influence John Mack’s actions in Chapter 15?
2. What did Henry Paulson respond when solicited for help from Bob Diamond and Ken Lewis in Chapter 13?
3. How did Greg Fleming respond when he heard that Bank of America was considering buying Lehman Brothers in Chapter 13?
4. How much capital was AIG able to raise in Chapter 14? How much were they short?
5. How was the meeting between Dick Fuld and John Mack described in Chapter 10?
6. What happened with the deal between Lehman Brothers and Barclays in Chapter 15?
7. What events does the author describe taking place on September 10, 2008, in the opening of Chapter 13?
8. What was Dick Fuld’s last resort option that he discussed with Henry Paulson in Chapter 10?
9. How did John Mack respond to the announcement by Henry Paulson in Chapter 18?
10. What was the outcome after the bailout of AIG, according to the author in Chapter 17?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the history of Lehman Brothers from its inception in the 1800s to its demise in 2008. What choices were made within the company that can be seen as attributing to its downfall and bankruptcy? How involved was Dick Fuld in making these decisions? Who else was integral in decision making?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Dick Fuld’s reasons for meeting with Jim Cramer in Chapter 5. What did Fuld hope to accomplish in this meeting? Was he successful? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the biography and careers of Henry Paulson and George W. Bush. When did George W. Bush ask Henry Paulson to consider taking the position of U.S. Secretary of the Treasury? How did others perceive this nomination in Washington? What happened to Paulson’s stock in Goldman Sachs?
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