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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fall.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the letter Meriwether sent to his clients claim it was difficult to do with Long-Term?
(a) Get a job.
(b) Take legal action.
(c) Lose money.
(d) Make money.

2. Meriwether believed that risk and volatility were what?
(a) Quantifiable.
(b) Abstract ideas.
(c) Unmanagable.
(d) A part of life.

3. What did a dealer from J.F. Eckstein & Co. want from Meriwether in 1979?
(a) Empathy.
(b) A better financial model.
(c) Real estate tips.
(d) Help.

4. Who gains from working with hedge funds?
(a) Women.
(b) Impoverished countries.
(c) Managers.
(d) The government.

5. What type of government paper was bought in Italy?
(a) Deeds to monuments.
(b) Fluctuating rate.
(c) Floating rate.
(d) Italian money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helped Meriwether raise money for Long-Term?

2. Why did Rosenfeld choose not to co-found Kapor's project?

3. In 1996, what was Meriwether encouraging Long-Term to do?

4. Who was withdrawing from the hedge fund markets?

5. What models did Long-Term follow?

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