Chapter 2 Video Quiz - Halla Tómasdóttir: A feminine response to Iceland's financial crash

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. Tómasdóttir asserts that Iceland is infamous because of

a. The so-called Cod War with the United Kingdom over fishing rights correct incorrect

b. The economic collapse of 2018 and the success of the national soccer/football team correct incorrect

c. The economic collapse of 2008 and the volcanic eruption correct incorrect

d. The environmental consequences of a new aluminum smelter that uses geothermal and hydroelectric power to run the plant correct incorrect

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. Tómasdóttir's firm is called

a. Audur Capital correct incorrect

b. Baldur Capital correct incorrect

c. Reykjavik ExIM Bank correct incorrect

d. Bokstafur Capital correct incorrect

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. Why, Tómasdóttir asks rhetorically, if she was successful in the corporate sector, why start a new financial service firm?

a. She wanted to invest the money she made on guessing correctly on no-load municipal bonds correct incorrect

b. She felt overwhelmed by testosterone in the workplace correct incorrect

c. She felt overwhelmed by the 18-hour days required in the corporate sector correct incorrect

d. She wanted to move to London which at that time was the center o0f global financial services correct incorrect

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. According to Tómasdóttir, lack of "diversity or sameness" leads to

a. The unknown correct incorrect

b. The "coveted corner office" correct incorrect

c. Success correct incorrect

d. Disaster correct incorrect

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. For Tómasdóttir, one of the most important values for a firm should be

a. Risk awareness, or not investing in something that you do not understand correct incorrect

b. Emotional capital, or investing with your head, not your heart correct incorrect

c. The correct use of Excel spreadsheets to guide investments correct incorrect

d. Groupthink, or seeking consensus within your firm correct incorrect