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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1979, which company specializes in junk bonds?
(a) Shearson.
(b) Lehman.
(c) Drexel Burnham.
(d) Salomon Brothers.

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

3. A _____ of personal popularity is how Lewis thinks trainees are chosen by managers.
(a) Grand illusion.
(b) Bee's nest.
(c) Cult.
(d) Ponzi scheme.

4. Which subway line drops off hoards of people to their Wall Street jobs?
(a) Belmont.
(b) Lexington Avenue.
(c) Morris Heights.
(d) Bedford Park.

5. What is it called when an interviewer asks an applicant to open a high-rise window that can't be opened in a job interview?
(a) Trapped rat syndrome.
(b) The stress interview.
(c) Hazing.
(d) Exit analysis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the trainee who was a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot?

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

4. The author notices that young traders become _____ after they get onto Meriwether's trading desk.

5. What practice eventually cripples Salomon Brothers?

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