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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Salomon Diet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, what is Gutfreund's only noticeable affectation when he comes to speak to the trainees?
(a) A statesmanlike calmness.
(b) A demure concern.
(c) A German accent.
(d) An exaggerated posture.

2. People who do imitations of Michael Mortara often sound like _____.
(a) Jimmy Swaggert.
(b) Ronald Reagan.
(c) Marlon Brando.
(d) Walter Cronkite.

3. What floor at Salomon brothers is said to have low ceilings, no windows, and the charm of an engine room?
(a) The fortieth floor.
(b) The ground floor.
(c) The thirty-seventh floor.
(d) The forty-first floor.

4. According to the author, in order for the home mortgage to become a bond, it has to be _____.
(a) Inflated.
(b) Depersonalized.
(c) Reversed.
(d) Refinanced.

5. Where is the author living in 1984?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Omaha.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. A _____ of personal popularity is how Lewis thinks trainees are chosen by managers.

2. For the author, the stigma of getting a job through connections is worse than the stigma of ______.

3. Though he was rejected by Harvard, Gutfreund eventually graduated from ______.

4. What is the name of an interview technique designed to test an applicant's nerve?

5. Which leading bond analyst from Salomon Brothers gives a speech at the Wharton School about how he can't get women to pay attention to him at cocktail parties?

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