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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through From Geek to Man.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, even knowledgeable thrift presidents feel they face a choice between rape and _____ when dealing with mortgage traders.
(a) Slow suicide.
(b) Long-term gains.
(c) Prison.
(d) Battery.

2. The author considers Bill Voute a _____.
(a) Derelict.
(b) Mystery.
(c) Shyster.
(d) King.

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

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

5. According to Lewis, the better an analyst gets at his job, the nearer he seems to ______.
(a) Death.
(b) His dreams.
(c) God.
(d) Greatness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the European genus, English species, of slick financial people called?

2. What is another name for an individual home loan?

3. When Matty Olivia leaves Salomon Brothers in a huff for the joke the mortgage guys play on him, the author attributes his return to the notion that he is bound by _____.

4. What spins out of control at Salomon Brothers in 1987?

5. How much debt does the savings and loan companies seem to want to sell in 1981?

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