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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Salomon Brothers expense account is used as a _____ compensation system.
(a) Second rate.
(b) Hard-dollar.
(c) Soft-dollar.
(d) First-rate.

2. The cafeteria kitchen at Salomon Brothers is known throughout Wall Street for its _____.
(a) Cleanliness.
(b) Health inspection warnings.
(c) Bagels.
(d) Pretty cashiers.

3. What is the name of the trainee who was a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot?
(a) Susan James.
(b) Mike Lewis.
(c) Joe Friedman.
(d) Max Johnson.

4. The author considers Bill Voute a _____.
(a) Shyster.
(b) Derelict.
(c) King.
(d) Mystery.

5. William Simon becomes the secretary of the U.S. Treasury under which president?
(a) Jimmy Carter.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Lyndon Johnson.
(d) Gerald Ford.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The speaker who eventually wins the hearts and minds of the back row in the Salomon Brothers training program describes the trading floor as a _____.

3. Jim Massey is considered Gutfreund's _____.

4. A trainee asks Horowitz about why the company's largest shareholder is from which country?

5. Which leading bond analyst from Salomon Brothers gives a speech at the Wharton School about how he can't get women to pay attention to him at cocktail parties?

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