1 What is Steve Eisman's defining characteristic? Withdrawal Intelligence Indignation Meekness 2 What is Michael Burry's defining characteristic? Indignation Rudeness Isolation Meekness 3 What is Ben Hockett's defining characteristic? Caution Shyness Anger Rudeness 4 What is Cornwall Capital's defining characteristic? Wealth Arrogance Inexperience Incompetence 5 What is Howie Hubler known for? Saving subprime mortgage bonds Betting for subprime mortgage bonds Betting against subprime mortgage bonds Dooming subprime mortgage bonds 6 What is John Devaney known for? Predicting the crash Extravagant wealth Being humble Helping Steve Eisman 7 What is Wing Chau known for? Helping Wall Street during the crash Saving CDOs Shorting CDOs His confidence in CDOs 8 What is Charlie Ledley known for? His long-term bet against A-rated bonds Gaining investors' trust Believing in the subprime mortgage bond market Shorting triple-B-rated bonds 9 What is John Paulson known for? Working against Greg Lippmann Working against Cornwall Capital Investing a huge amount of money betting against subprime mortgage bonds Supporting subprime mortgage bonds 10 What is Joe Cassano known for? His founding of Cornwall Capital His contributions to Morgan Stanley His bullish leadership style at AIG FP His smart leadership of AIG FP 11 What is Gene Park known for? Advising AIG FP to buy more subprime mortgage bonds Leading Morgan Stanley Advising AIG FP not to buy more subprime mortgage bonds Leading AIG FP 12 What is Eugene Xu known for? Supporting Greg Lippmann's arguments with data Advising Cornwall Capital Opposing Greg Lippmann's arguments with data Advising Morgan Stanley 13 What is Vincent Daniel known for? Investing in home loans for FrontPoint Advising Cornwall Capital to bet for subprime mortgage bonds Advising Eisman to bet for subprime mortgage bonds Discovering the delinquency rate of home loans for FrontPoint 14 What did Eisman believe about Wall Street? It was easy to exploit Its basic creed is "fuck the poor" It was lost on the path to greatness It loves and cares for the poor 15 What was Burry's main struggle? Convincing the banks he was right Competing with Steve Eisman His investors not believing in him Not having enough capital 16 What is Lippmann's main struggle? Building up enough wealth Escaping detection Convincing investors to buy credit default swaps Convincing Deutsche Bank to bet for subprime mortgage bonds 17 What is Eisman's main struggle? Opposing Greg Lippmann Opposing Michael Burry Figuring out exactly how Wall Street is going wrong Making money 18 How is Eisman changed by his experiences in 2007-2008? He becomes more optimistic He becomes more accommodating He becomes more aggressive He becomes more cynical 19 How is Michael Burry changed by his experiences in 2007-2008? He becomes more optimistic He closes his fund He becomes angrier He becomes happier 20 What gives the narrator authority? He works for the government He was involved in the subprime mortgage bond market He knew these characters personally He worked on Wall Street in the '80s 21 Why does Steve Eisman want to short the subprime mortgage bond market? He hates Wall Street He hates Michael Burry He likes Greg Lippmann He wants to get rich 22 Why does Michael Burry want to short the subprime mortgage bond market? He hates Steve Eisman He sees an opportunity He hates Wall Street He needs the money 23 What was Michael Burry's original profession? Bond salesman Banker Neurologist Professor 24 What was Steve Eisman's original profession? Doctor Lawyer Banker Bond salesman 25 What was Charlie Ledley and Jamie Mai's original profession? Bond salesmen Professors Subordinates at a private equity firm Lawyers
