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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adult Education.

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. With whom has the author received an invitation to dine?
(a) The queen mother.
(b) Lady Diana.
(c) Prince Charles.
(d) Queen Elizabeth II.

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

4. What is the nickname of Horowitz?
(a) Papa Horowitz.
(b) The Jackknife.
(c) The hatchet man.
(d) Uncle Dale.

5. What is a phrase the author uses to describe Meriwether's value to Salomon Brothers?
(a) Head honcho.
(b) Extreme cowboy.
(c) Arbitrage boss.
(d) Zen-like master.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jim Massey is a member of Salomon Brothers executive committee in charge of sales and presides over _____, which directly affects the future of all trainees.

2. Wall Street has a river at one end and a ______ at the other.

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

4. The back row trainees at Solomon Brothers are victims of the myth that a trader is a _____.

5. Massey is not looking for curious minds among trainees, he is looking for _____.

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