Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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 Never Mention Money.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Exit analysis.
(b) Trapped rat syndrome.
(c) Hazing.
(d) The stress interview.

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

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

4. What is the initial bet that Gutfreund proposes to Meriwether for Liar's Poker?
(a) A million dollars.
(b) Forty thousand dollars.
(c) A year's pay.
(d) One dollar.

5. Gutfreund's challenging of Meriwether to a game of Liar's Poker is his way of showing he is ______.
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Wealthy.
(c) A player.
(d) Boss.

Short Answer Questions

1. More than any other firm on Wall Street, Salomon Brothers is run by _______.

2. What sort of dogs are the favorite of the British royal family?

3. In 1986, forty percent of Yale's graduating class apply to which bank?

4. What is the name of an interview technique designed to test an applicant's nerve?

5. According to the book, investment banking candidates are expected to be _______.

(see the answer key)

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