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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 photocopied 126 times from The New York Times and distributed among the trainees each morning?
(a) The comic section.
(b) The business section.
(c) The front page.
(d) The crossword puzzle.

2. In the bond market, unlike the stock market, ______ are not openly stated.
(a) Interest rates.
(b) Share quantities.
(c) Taxes.
(d) Commissions.

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

4. What is the primary aspect of business that always matters most at Salomon Brothers?
(a) Market advantage.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Profit.
(d) Revenue.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For the author, the stigma of getting a job through connections is worse than the stigma of ______.

2. What sort of important dinner is the author invited to attend?

3. The Salomon Brothers expense account is used as a _____ compensation system.

4. Bond prices move _____ to interest rates after 1979.

5. What is the nickname of Horowitz?

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