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

2. The back row trainees at Solomon Brothers are victims of the myth that a trader is a _____.
(a) Quarterback.
(b) Savage.
(c) Messiah.
(d) Dictator.

3. For a great player of Liar's Poker, ______ is the easy part of the game.
(a) Lying.
(b) Math.
(c) Science.
(d) Reading people.

4. According to the author, the reason Wall Street has initially ignored his resume is that all the representatives from large firms say that he lacks ______.
(a) Motivation.
(b) Chutzpah.
(c) A wealthy background.
(d) Commercial instincts.

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

Short Answer 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.

2. In the midst of Liar's Poker, the good player's mind spins with ________.

3. Which publication calls John Gutfreund the "King of Wall Street"?

4. There are 287 books about bonds in the New York Public Library and most of them are about _____.

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

(see the answer key)

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