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After The Music Stopped by Alan S. Blinder
  • 1. What event is primarily discussed in 'After The Music Stopped'?
A) Great Depression
B) 2008 Financial Crisis
C) Dot-com Bubble
D) Recession of 2001
  • 2. Which financial institution's collapse is highlighted in the book?
A) Goldman Sachs
B) Bear Stearns
C) AIG
D) Lehman Brothers
  • 3. What does Blinder argue was a significant factor leading to the financial crisis?
A) Excessive risk-taking
B) Low interest rates
C) Global warming
D) Too much regulation
  • 4. What major consequence of the 2008 crisis does Blinder discuss?
A) Technological boom
B) Economic recession
C) Trade surplus
D) Population decline
  • 5. What financial product played a significant role in the crisis?
A) Corporate stocks
B) Treasury bills
C) Subprime mortgages
D) Government bonds
  • 6. Blinder discusses the importance of which economic indicator?
A) Unemployment rate
B) Stock market return
C) Inflation rate
D) Consumer confidence index
  • 7. What legislative act was passed in response to the financial crisis?
A) Dodd-Frank Act
B) Glass-Steagall Act
C) Sarbanes-Oxley Act
D) Bailout Act
  • 8. What term does Blinder use to describe the 'too big to fail' concept?
A) Essentially decentralized
B) Financially inevitable
C) Systemically important
D) Market critical
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