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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Salomon Diet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By definition, an analyst's job lasts how long?
(a) Six months.
(b) A lifetime.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Two years.

2. Bob Dall and Stephen Joseph create the first _____ of mortgage securities.
(a) Public offering.
(b) Successful recall.
(c) Legislative block.
(d) Private issue.

3. Massey is not looking for curious minds among trainees, he is looking for _____.
(a) Cult followers.
(b) Obsequious coffee-getters.
(c) Bulls.
(d) Cookie-cutter versions of himself.

4. Ranieri says Bill Voute always has a _____.
(a) Political agenda.
(b) Biting wit.
(c) Need to pick at people.
(d) Sportscar image.

5. According to the author, what is the rarest and most valuable asset a Wall Street firm can possess?
(a) A high cash flow.
(b) A good manager.
(c) A monopoly.
(d) A Howie Ruben.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis observes that the cruelty that traders bestow on everyone in their wake is _____.

2. According to Lewis, the better an analyst gets at his job, the nearer he seems to ______.

3. Where is the author living in 1984?

4. There are 287 books about bonds in the New York Public Library and most of them are about _____.

5. More than any other firm on Wall Street, Salomon Brothers is run by _______.

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