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