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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) Johnny Mac.
(b) Freddie Mac.
(c) Ginnie Mae.
(d) Fanny Mae.

2. What is the name stockbrokers give to the day in 1976 when fixed stock brokerage commissions ended?
(a) Black Friday.
(b) Blue Monday.
(c) Mayday.
(d) A green Christmas.

3. The author characterizes the bond trader as a _____.
(a) Rock star.
(b) Cowboy.
(c) Bull.
(d) Warden.

4. 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 _____.
(a) Contract.
(b) Golden handcuffs.
(c) Family obligation.
(d) Unwritten loyalty.

5. The trainee who finally asks a question at Massey's training session wonders if Salomon Brothers will open an office in what city?
(a) Montreal.
(b) Vienna.
(c) Prague.
(d) Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. The quote in "The Art of War" that captures the essence of the chapter is "God gave you eyes, _____."

2. The author and Alexander orchestrate the a second security after "the opportunist" steals credit for the first involving the interest rate of which country?

3. What is the name given to the junk bond seminar that Michael Milken speaks at every year in Beverly Hills?

4. The author notices that young traders become _____ after they get onto Meriwether's trading desk.

5. Jim Massey is a member of Salomon Brothers executive committee in charge of sales and presides over _____, which directly affects the future of all trainees.

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