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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Art of War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This person is charged with coordinating all deals on the trading floor.
(a) A syndicate manager.
(b) A corporate coordinator.
(c) A portfolio manager.
(d) A money market chairperson.

2. The ____ outlook of traders enables traders to exploit the weakness of their customers with virtual impunity.
(a) Long-term.
(b) Narrow.
(c) Short-term.
(d) Wide.

3. In 1979, which company specializes in junk bonds?
(a) Salomon Brothers.
(b) Shearson.
(c) Drexel Burnham.
(d) Lehman.

4. What type of nightmares is the author having at the beginning of "The Art of War"?
(a) Sandlot.
(b) Hotel.
(c) Elementary school.
(d) Trading.

5. Bond prices move _____ to interest rates after 1979.
(a) Unrelated.
(b) Inversely.
(c) Parallel.
(d) Cyclically.

Short Answer Questions

1. A row of Bic fine-point pens in a plastic case in the breast pocket of someone who works on Wall Street is commonly called a _____.

2. What is it called when occupants of an upmarket property buy out the owner-developer who repays his government loan?

3. A _____ of personal popularity is how Lewis thinks trainees are chosen by managers.

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

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

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