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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. The author observes that Strauss doesn't seem to like Ranieri's lack of _____.
(a) Aplomb.
(b) Conviction.
(c) Couth.
(d) Drive.

2. A challenge in Liar's Poker is like saying _______.
(a) "I doubt it."
(b) "You're a con artist."
(c) "You're an idiot."
(d) "I'll take the gamble."

3. What is it called when a trader offloads bonds down a customer's throat for the company's benefit?
(a) Slamming.
(b) Cramming.
(c) Ramming.
(d) Jamming.

4. In the bond market, unlike the stock market, ______ are not openly stated.
(a) Interest rates.
(b) Taxes.
(c) Share quantities.
(d) Commissions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what is a symbol of Britain's long economic decline?

2. According to Lewis, the better an analyst gets at his job, the nearer he seems to ______.

3. What is another word for savings and loan?

4. The author thinks that all money men either have ______ hair or are bald.

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

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