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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is another name for an analyst in the corporate finance department at Salomon Brothers?
(a) A driver.
(b) A slug.
(c) An ant.
(d) A grunt.

2. What is the nickname of Horowitz?
(a) Papa Horowitz.
(b) Uncle Dale.
(c) The hatchet man.
(d) The Jackknife.

3. On Wall Street, there is no theoretical basis for pricing a homeowner's option to _____ his loan.
(a) Refinance.
(b) Inflate.
(c) Repay.
(d) Default on.

4. What is the nickname for the Government National Mortgage Association?
(a) Johnny Mac.
(b) Ginnie Mae.
(c) Freddie Mac.
(d) Fanny Mae.

5. According to Lewis, the better an analyst gets at his job, the nearer he seems to ______.
(a) Greatness.
(b) His dreams.
(c) God.
(d) Death.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is another word for savings and loan?

3. 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?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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