The Big Short Quizzes

The Big Short Quiz 1

1 What is Steve Eisman's defining characteristic?
Withdrawal

Indignation

Intelligence

Meekness
2 What is Michael Burry's defining characteristic?
Indignation

Meekness

Rudeness

Isolation
3 What is Ben Hockett's defining characteristic?
Rudeness

Shyness

Anger

Caution
4 What is Cornwall Capital's defining characteristic?
Incompetence

Wealth

Arrogance

Inexperience
5 What is Howie Hubler known for?
Saving subprime mortgage bonds

Dooming subprime mortgage bonds

Betting for subprime mortgage bonds

Betting against subprime mortgage bonds
6 What is John Devaney known for?
Predicting the crash

Helping Steve Eisman

Being humble

Extravagant wealth
7 What is Wing Chau known for?
His confidence in CDOs

Helping Wall Street during the crash

Saving CDOs

Shorting CDOs
8 What is Charlie Ledley known for?
His long-term bet against A-rated bonds

Shorting triple-B-rated bonds

Believing in the subprime mortgage bond market

Gaining investors' trust
9 What is John Paulson known for?
Working against Greg Lippmann

Supporting subprime mortgage bonds

Investing a huge amount of money betting against subprime mortgage bonds

Working against Cornwall Capital
10 What is Joe Cassano known for?
His bullish leadership style at AIG FP

His smart leadership of AIG FP

His contributions to Morgan Stanley

His founding of Cornwall Capital
11 What is Gene Park known for?
Leading Morgan Stanley

Leading AIG FP

Advising AIG FP to buy more subprime mortgage bonds

Advising AIG FP not to buy more subprime mortgage bonds
12 What is Eugene Xu known for?
Supporting Greg Lippmann's arguments with data

Opposing Greg Lippmann's arguments with data

Advising Cornwall Capital

Advising Morgan Stanley
13 What is Vincent Daniel known for?
Investing in home loans for FrontPoint

Advising Eisman to bet for subprime mortgage bonds

Discovering the delinquency rate of home loans for FrontPoint

Advising Cornwall Capital to bet for subprime mortgage bonds
14 What did Eisman believe about Wall Street?
It loves and cares for the poor

Its basic creed is "fuck the poor"

It was easy to exploit

It was lost on the path to greatness
15 What was Burry's main struggle?
Not having enough capital

His investors not believing in him

Competing with Steve Eisman

Convincing the banks he was right
16 What is Lippmann's main struggle?
Convincing investors to buy credit default swaps

Escaping detection

Building up enough wealth

Convincing Deutsche Bank to bet for subprime mortgage bonds
17 What is Eisman's main struggle?
Opposing Greg Lippmann

Making money

Opposing Michael Burry

Figuring out exactly how Wall Street is going wrong
18 How is Eisman changed by his experiences in 2007-2008?
He becomes more optimistic

He becomes more aggressive

He becomes more cynical

He becomes more accommodating
19 How is Michael Burry changed by his experiences in 2007-2008?
He becomes happier

He becomes angrier

He becomes more optimistic

He closes his fund
20 What gives the narrator authority?
He knew these characters personally

He works for the government

He worked on Wall Street in the '80s

He was involved in the subprime mortgage bond market
21 Why does Steve Eisman want to short the subprime mortgage bond market?
He wants to get rich

He hates Wall Street

He hates Michael Burry

He likes Greg Lippmann
22 Why does Michael Burry want to short the subprime mortgage bond market?
He needs the money

He hates Wall Street

He sees an opportunity

He hates Steve Eisman
23 What was Michael Burry's original profession?
Neurologist

Professor

Bond salesman

Banker
24 What was Steve Eisman's original profession?
Lawyer

Banker

Doctor

Bond salesman
25 What was Charlie Ledley and Jamie Mai's original profession?
Professors

Subordinates at a private equity firm

Bond salesmen

Lawyers