The Big Short Quizzes

The Big Short Quiz 1

1 What is Steve Eisman's defining characteristic?
Meekness

Intelligence

Indignation

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

Meekness

Isolation

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

Caution

Rudeness

Anger
4 What is Cornwall Capital's defining characteristic?
Inexperience

Wealth

Incompetence

Arrogance
5 What is Howie Hubler known for?
Betting against subprime mortgage bonds

Saving subprime mortgage bonds

Betting for subprime mortgage bonds

Dooming subprime mortgage bonds
6 What is John Devaney known for?
Being humble

Helping Steve Eisman

Predicting the crash

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?
Believing in the subprime mortgage bond market

Shorting triple-B-rated bonds

His long-term bet against A-rated bonds

Gaining investors' trust
9 What is John Paulson known for?
Working against Cornwall Capital

Working against Greg Lippmann

Investing a huge amount of money betting against subprime mortgage bonds

Supporting subprime mortgage bonds
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 AIG FP

Leading Morgan Stanley

Advising AIG FP not to buy more subprime mortgage bonds

Advising AIG FP to buy more subprime mortgage bonds
12 What is Eugene Xu known for?
Advising Morgan Stanley

Opposing Greg Lippmann's arguments with data

Advising Cornwall Capital

Supporting Greg Lippmann's arguments with data
13 What is Vincent Daniel known for?
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

Investing in home loans for FrontPoint
14 What did Eisman believe about Wall Street?
It loves and cares for the poor

It was lost on the path to greatness

Its basic creed is "fuck the poor"

It was easy to exploit
15 What was Burry's main struggle?
Competing with Steve Eisman

Not having enough capital

His investors not believing in him

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

Building up enough wealth

Escaping detection

Convincing Deutsche Bank to bet for subprime mortgage bonds
17 What is Eisman's main struggle?
Making money

Opposing Greg Lippmann

Figuring out exactly how Wall Street is going wrong

Opposing Michael Burry
18 How is Eisman changed by his experiences in 2007-2008?
He becomes more optimistic

He becomes more cynical

He becomes more aggressive

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

He becomes happier

He becomes more optimistic

He closes his fund
20 What gives the narrator authority?
He was involved in the subprime mortgage bond market

He works for the government

He worked on Wall Street in the '80s

He knew these characters personally
21 Why does Steve Eisman want to short the subprime mortgage bond market?
He hates Michael Burry

He hates Wall Street

He wants to get rich

He likes Greg Lippmann
22 Why does Michael Burry want to short the subprime mortgage bond market?
He hates Steve Eisman

He needs the money

He sees an opportunity

He hates Wall Street
23 What was Michael Burry's original profession?
Bond salesman

Neurologist

Professor

Banker
24 What was Steve Eisman's original profession?
Bond salesman

Doctor

Banker

Lawyer
25 What was Charlie Ledley and Jamie Mai's original profession?
Lawyers

Subordinates at a private equity firm

Professors

Bond salesmen