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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. What is the initial bet that Gutfreund proposes to Meriwether for Liar's Poker?
(a) A million dollars.
(b) A year's pay.
(c) Forty thousand dollars.
(d) One dollar.

2. What spins out of control at Salomon Brothers in 1987?
(a) Costs.
(b) Trader's risks.
(c) Manager's demans.
(d) New hirings.

3. Gutfreund's first love is ______.
(a) Managing.
(b) Philosophizing.
(c) Trading.
(d) Posing for photo ops.

4. What type of ideas does Herman want for his investment?
(a) Ancient.
(b) Smart.
(c) Gut.
(d) Current.

5. Lewis states that analysts don't analyze anything; they are just _____ to corporate financiers.
(a) Sounding boards.
(b) Secretaries.
(c) Coffee makers.
(d) Slaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. The face of Dale Horowitz reminds the author of whom?

2. A sticking point in making mortgage securities work is the homeowner's right to _____ his mortgage.

3. What is the name of the Federal Housing Administration's approval to trade in whole loans?

4. On Wall Street, there is no theoretical basis for pricing a homeowner's option to _____ his loan.

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

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