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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. The trainee who finally asks a question at Massey's training session wonders if Salomon Brothers will open an office in what city?
(a) Rome.
(b) Montreal.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Prague.

2. Wall Street has a river at one end and a ______ at the other.
(a) Train station.
(b) Pot of gold.
(c) Cesspool.
(d) Graveyard.

3. According to the author, in order for the home mortgage to become a bond, it has to be _____.
(a) Depersonalized.
(b) Refinanced.
(c) Reversed.
(d) Inflated.

4. What is it called when occupants of an upmarket property buy out the owner-developer who repays his government loan?
(a) A reversal.
(b) A no-fault loan.
(c) A counter weight.
(d) A conversion.

5. Which company becomes Salomon Brothers' biggest competitor soon after mortgage trading becomes a viable investment entity?
(a) Drexel Burnham.
(b) First Boston.
(c) Goldman Sachs.
(d) Merril Lynch.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Lewis thinks Henry Kaufman is the guru of he bond market and also the _____ of Salomon Brothers.

3. Which publication calls John Gutfreund the "King of Wall Street"?

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. What is another word for savings and loan?

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