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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adult Education.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a phrase the author uses to describe Meriwether's value to Salomon Brothers?
(a) Head honcho.
(b) Extreme cowboy.
(c) Zen-like master.
(d) Arbitrage boss.

2. The author describes England as the land of ________.
(a) Royal watchers.
(b) Limp paychecks.
(c) Haggis.
(d) Long lines.

3. Which publication calls John Gutfreund the "King of Wall Street"?
(a) The Wall Street Journal.
(b) Forbes.
(c) Business Week.
(d) Barron's.

4. Traders prove their superiority in a Wall Street firm every day by doing what?
(a) Handling risk.
(b) Taking long lunches.
(c) Destroying companies.
(d) Managing trainees.

5. Lewis sees John Meriwether as successful because he has the uncanny ability to do what?
(a) Avoid bad press.
(b) Hide his state of mind.
(c) Hide money.
(d) Time his trades.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the initial bet that Gutfreund proposes to Meriwether for Liar's Poker?

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. 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. Where does the important dinner that the author is invited to take place?

5. Who is chairman of the Federal Reserve in 1979?

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