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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Learning to Love Your Corporate Culture.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the author living in 1984?
(a) New York.
(b) Omaha.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

2. Which leading bond analyst from Salomon Brothers gives a speech at the Wharton School about how he can't get women to pay attention to him at cocktail parties?
(a) Myron Samuels.
(b) John Gutfreund.
(c) John Meriwether.
(d) Sidney Homer.

3. The author describes England as the land of ________.
(a) Limp paychecks.
(b) Haggis.
(c) Long lines.
(d) Royal watchers.

4. According to Lewis, the better an analyst gets at his job, the nearer he seems to ______.
(a) God.
(b) Greatness.
(c) Death.
(d) His dreams.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is chairman of the Federal Reserve in 1979?

4. What is the initial bet that Gutfreund proposes to Meriwether for Liar's Poker?

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

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