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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. What fund goes from zero investment in the mortgage market in 1983 to thirty billion dollars worth of CMOs in 1986?
(a) The American pension fund.
(b) The Freddie Mac fund.
(c) The U.S. treasury bill fund.
(d) The Fannie Mae fund.

2. According to the author, what is the rarest and most valuable asset a Wall Street firm can possess?
(a) A monopoly.
(b) A good manager.
(c) A Howie Ruben.
(d) A high cash flow.

3. Ranieri says Bill Voute always has a _____.
(a) Biting wit.
(b) Need to pick at people.
(c) Sportscar image.
(d) Political agenda.

4. What is more relevant than a bad joke because it moves markets?
(a) A fact.
(b) A rumor.
(c) A documentary.
(d) A book.

5. Gutfreund's wife, Susan, is spending fifteen million dollars decorating his ______ apartment.
(a) London
(b) Long Island.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Paris

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is considered the baby-sitter and organizer of the training program?

2. Where does the important dinner that the author is invited to take place?

3. The speaker who eventually wins the hearts and minds of the back row in the Salomon Brothers training program describes the trading floor as a _____.

4. The front-row people in the Salomon Brothers training program are generally from which business school?

5. Bond prices move _____ to interest rates after 1979.

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