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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. According to the author, the whole idea of globalization at Salomon Brothers is _____.
(a) A canard.
(b) A relief.
(c) Somewhat realisitic.
(d) A given.

2. What is another name for an individual home loan?
(a) A whole loan.
(b) A window loan.
(c) A hammer loan.
(d) A windfall advantage loan.

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

4. As Lewis observes people in his firm, he finds that just as some people are mean drunks, mortgage traders are mean _____.
(a) Gluttons.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Parents.
(d) Dogs.

5. What is the name of the Salomon Brothers when it becomes a corporation?
(a) First Salomon Incorporated.
(b) Salomon Brothers Incorporated.
(c) Phibro Salomon Incorporated.
(d) Salomon Shearson Incorporated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which company becomes Salomon Brothers' biggest competitor soon after mortgage trading becomes a viable investment entity?

2. What is a phrase the author uses to describe Meriwether's value to Salomon Brothers?

3. What is the biggest most expensive real estate project in Manhattan on which Salomon Brothers bails out at a $107 million loss?

4. What type of nightmares is the author having at the beginning of "The Art of War"?

5. Traders prove their superiority in a Wall Street firm every day by doing what?

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