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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adult Education.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Massey is not looking for curious minds among trainees, he is looking for _____.
(a) Cookie-cutter versions of himself.
(b) Bulls.
(c) Obsequious coffee-getters.
(d) Cult followers.

2. Gutfreund's wife, Susan, is spending fifteen million dollars decorating his ______ apartment.
(a) London
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Long Island.
(d) Paris

3. Bond prices move _____ to interest rates after 1979.
(a) Unrelated.
(b) Cyclically.
(c) Inversely.
(d) Parallel.

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

5. According to the author, the reason Wall Street has initially ignored his resume is that all the representatives from large firms say that he lacks ______.
(a) Motivation.
(b) Chutzpah.
(c) Commercial instincts.
(d) A wealthy background.

Short Answer Questions

1. In any market, as in any poker game, there is a ______.

2. What practice eventually cripples Salomon Brothers?

3. In 1979, which company specializes in junk bonds?

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

5. What does Lewis Identify as the two emotions that commonly destroy traders?

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