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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through How Can We Make You Happier?.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In any market, as in any poker game, there is a ______.
(a) Fool.
(b) Scapegoat.
(c) Sociopath.
(d) Ringleader.

3. What aspect of the dollar bill is the integral component of Liar's Poker?
(a) The serial number.
(b) The owner.
(c) The mint.
(d) The year.

4. According to the author, all a man has in the markets is his _____.
(a) Drive and determination.
(b) Word and honor.
(c) Gall.
(d) Wits.

5. The market settles on a fair value of CMOs by comparing them with corporate and _____ bonds.
(a) Treasury.
(b) Junk.
(c) School.
(d) Municipal.

Short Answer Questions

1. By getting thrift managers to trade their bonds actively, Ranieri's sales force could transform a shy, nervous thrift president into a _____.

2. According to the author, even knowledgeable thrift presidents feel they face a choice between rape and _____ when dealing with mortgage traders.

3. In 1986, forty percent of Yale's graduating class apply to which bank?

4. Lewis characterizes the sprinting rabbit statue at the new London office as a _____.

5. The pet name that bond traders give to the corporate finance department is _____.

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