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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Politeness.
(b) Economic theory.
(c) Making plans.
(d) A college degree.

2. Lewis states that analysts don't analyze anything; they are just _____ to corporate financiers.
(a) Secretaries.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Sounding boards.
(d) Coffee makers.

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

4. Which publication calls John Gutfreund the "King of Wall Street"?
(a) Barron's.
(b) The Wall Street Journal.
(c) Forbes.
(d) Business Week.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Lewis Identify as the two emotions that commonly destroy traders?

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

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