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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lewis see as John Gutfreund's "calling card" as he makes his rounds in the trading floor?
(a) Cigar ash.
(b) Coffee grounds.
(c) A slap on the back.
(d) A hand-written note.

2. What is it called when an interviewer asks an applicant to open a high-rise window that can't be opened in a job interview?
(a) Exit analysis.
(b) Hazing.
(c) Trapped rat syndrome.
(d) The stress interview.

3. According to Lewis, the better an analyst gets at his job, the nearer he seems to ______.
(a) His dreams.
(b) Greatness.
(c) Death.
(d) God.

4. Lewis sees John Meriwether as successful because he has the uncanny ability to do what?
(a) Avoid bad press.
(b) Time his trades.
(c) Hide his state of mind.
(d) Hide money.

5. Which department at Salomon Brothers is considered "the sleepy backwater"?
(a) Bond trading.
(b) Analysis.
(c) Equities.
(d) Corprate finance.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the nickname of Horowitz?

3. 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?

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

5. Bond prices move _____ to interest rates after 1979.

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