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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Brotherhood of Hoods.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the book, investment banking candidates are expected to be _______.
(a) Open-minded.
(b) Brash.
(c) Culturally literate.
(d) Intellectuals.

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

3. What is the name of the trainee who was a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot?
(a) Joe Friedman.
(b) Max Johnson.
(c) Mike Lewis.
(d) Susan James.

4. There are 287 books about bonds in the New York Public Library and most of them are about _____.
(a) A British spy.
(b) Family ties.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Junk Bonds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Liar's Poker has a lot in common with what aspect of Wall Street business?

2. Gutfreund's challenging of Meriwether to a game of Liar's Poker is his way of showing he is ______.

3. The author thinks that all money men either have ______ hair or are bald.

4. The trainee who finally asks a question at Massey's training session wonders if Salomon Brothers will open an office in what city?

5. One of the major incentives that legislators create to encourage the borrowing of money is the _____ of mortgage payments.

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