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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Never Mention Money.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Traders prove their superiority in a Wall Street firm every day by doing what?
(a) Destroying companies.
(b) Managing trainees.
(c) Taking long lunches.
(d) Handling risk.

2. In the midst of Liar's Poker, the good player's mind spins with ________.
(a) Probabilities.
(b) Details.
(c) Commonalities.
(d) Gestures.

3. The code of Liar's Poker is something like the code of the ______.
(a) Silent.
(b) Mason.
(c) Gunslinger.
(d) Marine.

4. Lewis sees John Meriwether as successful because he has the uncanny ability to do what?
(a) Time his trades.
(b) Avoid bad press.
(c) Hide his state of mind.
(d) Hide money.

5. As Lewis gets more experience at Salomon Brothers, he realizes that an inexplicable aspect of studying to be an investment banker is that _______ serves no function in an investment bank.
(a) A college degree.
(b) Politeness.
(c) Economic theory.
(d) Making plans.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Gutfreund's first love is ______.

5. What sort of important dinner is the author invited to attend?

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