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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. Ranieri owns exactly four suits, all of them _____.
(a) Polyester.
(b) Rayon.
(c) Silk.
(d) Wool.

2. According to the author, what is a symbol of Britain's long economic decline?
(a) Sagging thin black socks.
(b) Going beltless.
(c) The low price of liquor.
(d) Meatless Mondays.

3. More than any other firm on Wall Street, Salomon Brothers is run by _______.
(a) Traders.
(b) Mutual fund managers.
(c) Corporate finance.
(d) Analysts.

4. 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) Exit analysis.
(b) Trapped rat syndrome.
(c) Hazing.
(d) The stress interview.

5. Howie Rubin is picked up by which company when he is fired from Merrill Lynch?
(a) Shearson Lehman.
(b) Bear Stearns.
(c) Salomon Brothers.
(d) Drexel Burnham.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which department at Salomon Brothers is considered "the sleepy backwater"?

2. Tokyo is seemingly the obvious site for Salomon Brothers' global expansion because of Japan's _____.

3. The author considers Bill Voute a _____.

4. Lewis sees John Meriwether as successful because he has the uncanny ability to do what?

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

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