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

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

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

4. What sort of important dinner is the author invited to attend?
(a) A head-hunting dinner.
(b) A company dinner for Salomon Brothers.
(c) A celebrity dinner.
(d) A fund raiser.

5. Gutfreund's first love is ______.
(a) Posing for photo ops.
(b) Trading.
(c) Philosophizing.
(d) Managing.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author describes England as the land of ________.

2. A row of Bic fine-point pens in a plastic case in the breast pocket of someone who works on Wall Street is commonly called a _____.

3. Which subway line drops off hoards of people to their Wall Street jobs?

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

5. 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 ______.

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