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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. By definition, an analyst's job lasts how long?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) A lifetime.

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

4. What is photocopied 126 times from The New York Times and distributed among the trainees each morning?
(a) The comic section.
(b) The crossword puzzle.
(c) The business section.
(d) The front page.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a phrase the author uses to describe Meriwether's value to Salomon Brothers?

2. What is the name stockbrokers give to the day in 1976 when fixed stock brokerage commissions ended?

3. Lewis thinks Henry Kaufman is the guru of he bond market and also the _____ of Salomon Brothers.

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

5. Gutfreund's first love is ______.

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