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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. What dollar amount does Meriwether counter Gutfreund's bet with?
(a) Forty-one thousand dollars.
(b) Two dollars.
(c) Ten million dollars.
(d) A quarter of a million dollars.

2. What is the initial bet that Gutfreund proposes to Meriwether for Liar's Poker?
(a) A year's pay.
(b) A million dollars.
(c) One dollar.
(d) Forty thousand dollars.

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

4. A challenge in Liar's Poker is like saying _______.
(a) "You're an idiot."
(b) "I'll take the gamble."
(c) "I doubt it."
(d) "You're a con artist."

5. 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 front page.
(d) The business section.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lewis see as John Gutfreund's "calling card" as he makes his rounds in the trading floor?

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

4. A row of Bic fine-point pens in a plastic case in the breast pocket of someone who works on Wall Street is commonly called a _____.

5. According to the book, investment banking candidates are expected to be _______.

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