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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For a great player of Liar's Poker, ______ is the easy part of the game.
(a) Math.
(b) Reading people.
(c) Science.
(d) Lying.

3. What is a phrase the author uses to describe Meriwether's value to Salomon Brothers?
(a) Zen-like master.
(b) Head honcho.
(c) Arbitrage boss.
(d) Extreme cowboy.

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

5. In the bond market, unlike the stock market, ______ are not openly stated.
(a) Commissions.
(b) Taxes.
(c) Interest rates.
(d) Share quantities.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the midst of Liar's Poker, the good player's mind spins with ________.

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

3. The Japanese in the training program are considered _____.

4. As Lewis gets more experience at Salomon Brothers, he realizes that an inexplicable aspect of studying to be an investment banker is that _______ serves no function in an investment bank.

5. Which publication calls John Gutfreund the "King of Wall Street"?

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