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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 dollar amount does Meriwether counter Gutfreund's bet with?
(a) A quarter of a million dollars.
(b) Forty-one thousand dollars.
(c) Ten million dollars.
(d) Two dollars.

2. Where does the important dinner that the author is invited to take place?
(a) Buckingham Palace.
(b) St. James Palace.
(c) Tintagel.
(d) Cornwall.

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

4. More than any other firm on Wall Street, Salomon Brothers is run by _______.
(a) Analysts.
(b) Traders.
(c) Mutual fund managers.
(d) Corporate finance.

5. According to the book, investment banking candidates are expected to be _______.
(a) Open-minded.
(b) Intellectuals.
(c) Culturally literate.
(d) Brash.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lewis sees John Meriwether as successful because he has the uncanny ability to do what?

2. Gutfreund's wife, Susan, is spending fifteen million dollars decorating his ______ apartment.

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

4. Gutfreund's challenging of Meriwether to a game of Liar's Poker is his way of showing he is ______.

5. Gutfreund's first love is ______.

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