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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is considered the baby-sitter and organizer of the training program?
(a) Susan James.
(b) Lisa Ericsson.
(c) John Meriwether.
(d) John Gutfreund.

2. The Japanese in the training program are considered _____.
(a) Highly alert.
(b) A protected species.
(c) Expendable.
(d) A ruthless cult.

3. The author notices that young traders become _____ after they get onto Meriwether's trading desk.
(a) Pudding.
(b) Disciples.
(c) Hysterical.
(d) Intellectuals.

4. Gutfreund's challenging of Meriwether to a game of Liar's Poker is his way of showing he is ______.
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Boss.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) A player.

5. From what school does Leonard Bublick, the trainee who gets hit in the head with a paper wad thrown by the former U.S. Navy fighter pilot, get his M.B.A.?
(a) University of Indiana.
(b) University of Iowa.
(c) Yale.
(d) Oberlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What floor at Salomon brothers is said to have low ceilings, no windows, and the charm of an engine room?

2. According to Lewis, the better an analyst gets at his job, the nearer he seems to ______.

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

4. Jim Massey is considered Gutfreund's _____.

5. A _____ of personal popularity is how Lewis thinks trainees are chosen by managers.

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