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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through From Geek to Man.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ranieri owns exactly four suits, all of them _____.
(a) Silk.
(b) Rayon.
(c) Wool.
(d) Polyester.

2. The author notices that young traders become _____ after they get onto Meriwether's trading desk.
(a) Pudding.
(b) Disciples.
(c) Intellectuals.
(d) Hysterical.

3. William Simon becomes the secretary of the U.S. Treasury under which president?
(a) Jimmy Carter.
(b) Gerald Ford.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Lyndon Johnson.

4. 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 thirty-seventh floor.
(c) The forty-first floor.
(d) The ground floor.

5. According to the author, even knowledgeable thrift presidents feel they face a choice between rape and _____ when dealing with mortgage traders.
(a) Long-term gains.
(b) Slow suicide.
(c) Battery.
(d) Prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the bond market, unlike the stock market, ______ are not openly stated.

2. What is a phrase the author uses to describe Meriwether's value to Salomon Brothers?

3. How much debt does the savings and loan companies seem to want to sell in 1981?

4. According to the author, what is the rarest and most valuable asset a Wall Street firm can possess?

5. To create a CMO, hundreds of millions of dollars in ordinary mortgage bonds are placed in a _____.

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