Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

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Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

Michael Lewis (author)
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 challenge in Liar's Poker is like saying _______.
(a) "You're a con artist."
(b) "You're an idiot."
(c) "I'll take the gamble."
(d) "I doubt it."

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

3. What author does the author recommend to his Prussian colleagues?
(a) Dale Carnegie.
(b) Anthony Robbins.
(c) Sun-Tzu.
(d) John Suskind.

4. Wall Street has a river at one end and a ______ at the other.
(a) Graveyard.
(b) Train station.
(c) Cesspool.
(d) Pot of gold.

5. The ____ outlook of traders enables traders to exploit the weakness of their customers with virtual impunity.
(a) Long-term.
(b) Wide.
(c) Short-term.
(d) Narrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the initial bet that Gutfreund proposes to Meriwether for Liar's Poker?

2. What is it called when an interviewer asks an applicant to open a high-rise window that can't be opened in a job interview?

3. Ranieri is the guru of the _____ industry.

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

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

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