Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Michael Lewis (author)
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Ranieri is characterized by the author as perhaps the first _____ in the history of Wall Street.
(a) Populist.
(b) Confedrate.
(c) Democrat.
(d) Communist.

2. What is the name of the standard of one hundred cents on the dollar?
(a) Whole dividend.
(b) Par.
(c) Whole life.
(d) Coupon rate.

3. By getting thrift managers to trade their bonds actively, Ranieri's sales force could transform a shy, nervous thrift president into a _____.
(a) Maniacal gambler.
(b) Screaming maniac.
(c) Glutton for food.
(d) Drug addict.

4. 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 _____.
(a) Nerd pack.
(b) Platoon.
(c) Cigarette pack.
(d) Badge of honor.

5. What author does the author recommend to his Prussian colleagues?
(a) Anthony Robbins.
(b) Dale Carnegie.
(c) Sun-Tzu.
(d) John Suskind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which country's interest rate is part of the deal for which "the opportunist" steals credit?

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

3. "The opportunist" is sane in every respect except that his _____ was stratospheric.

4. What type of nightmares is the author having at the beginning of "The Art of War"?

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

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