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