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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What dollar amount does Meriwether counter Gutfreund's bet with?
(a) A quarter of a million dollars.
(b) Forty-one thousand dollars.
(c) Ten million dollars.
(d) Two dollars.

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

3. What ubiquitous part of business attire does Massey conspicuously lack?
(a) A tie.
(b) A pocket hankie.
(c) A gold watch.
(d) Black shoes.

4. Lewis thinks Henry Kaufman is the guru of he bond market and also the _____ of Salomon Brothers.
(a) Heartbeat.
(b) Conscience.
(c) Driving force.
(d) Htachet man.

5. The front-row people in the Salomon Brothers training program are generally from which business school?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Wharton.
(d) Yale.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the author, what is Gutfreund's only noticeable affectation when he comes to speak to the trainees?

3. What sort of dogs are the favorite of the British royal family?

4. The author thinks that all money men either have ______ hair or are bald.

5. Traders prove their superiority in a Wall Street firm every day by doing what?

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