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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. A carnival performer who bites the heads off live chickens and snakes is definition of a _____.
(a) Nerd.
(b) Geek.
(c) Freak.
(d) Stooge.

2. Gutfreund's first love is ______.
(a) Posing for photo ops.
(b) Philosophizing.
(c) Managing.
(d) Trading.

3. Bob Dall and Stephen Joseph create the first _____ of mortgage securities.
(a) Successful recall.
(b) Private issue.
(c) Legislative block.
(d) Public offering.

4. What is the name of the Federal Housing Administration's approval to trade in whole loans?
(a) A birdie.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A bogey.
(d) A put.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of ideas does Herman want for his investment?

2. One of the major incentives that legislators create to encourage the borrowing of money is the _____ of mortgage payments.

3. Which department at Salomon Brothers is considered "the sleepy backwater"?

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

5. When Matty Olivia leaves Salomon Brothers in a huff for the joke the mortgage guys play on him, the author attributes his return to the notion that he is bound by _____.

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