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

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

3. What aspect of the dollar bill is the integral component of Liar's Poker?
(a) The mint.
(b) The serial number.
(c) The owner.
(d) The year.

4. What does Lewis Identify as the two emotions that commonly destroy traders?
(a) Self-loathing and listlessness.
(b) Fear and greed.
(c) Apathy and sadness.
(d) Drive and determination.

5. The author notices that young traders become _____ after they get onto Meriwether's trading desk.
(a) Hysterical.
(b) Disciples.
(c) Pudding.
(d) Intellectuals.

Short Answer Questions

1. By definition, an analyst's job lasts how long?

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

3. Where does the important dinner that the author is invited to take place?

4. For the author, the stigma of getting a job through connections is worse than the stigma of ______.

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

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