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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Art of War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What practice eventually cripples Salomon Brothers?
(a) Laziness.
(b) Hypergrowth.
(c) Top heaviness.
(d) Overextension.

2. What is it called when occupants of an upmarket property buy out the owner-developer who repays his government loan?
(a) A counter weight.
(b) A no-fault loan.
(c) A reversal.
(d) A conversion.

3. The speaker who eventually wins the hearts and minds of the back row in the Salomon Brothers training program describes the trading floor as a _____.
(a) War zone.
(b) Ballet.
(c) Firing squad.
(d) Jungle.

4. What type of help does Congress give thrifts in 1981?
(a) Debt consolidation.
(b) Tax breaks.
(c) Ten-year interest-free loans.
(d) The government bought thrifts.

5. Who writes the book, On War?
(a) Moskowitz.
(b) Prausnitz.
(c) Clausewitz.
(d) Lipinski.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ranieri is characterized by the author as perhaps the first _____ in the history of Wall Street.

2. The ____ outlook of traders enables traders to exploit the weakness of their customers with virtual impunity.

3. According to the author, even knowledgeable thrift presidents feel they face a choice between rape and _____ when dealing with mortgage traders.

4. Wall Street has a river at one end and a ______ at the other.

5. The author and Alexander orchestrate the a second security after "the opportunist" steals credit for the first involving the interest rate of which country?

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