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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. In 1986, forty percent of Yale's graduating class apply to which bank?
(a) First Boston.
(b) Lehman Brothers.
(c) Citibank.
(d) Shearson.

2. Gutfreund's first love is ______.
(a) Trading.
(b) Managing.
(c) Posing for photo ops.
(d) Philosophizing.

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

4. What is the name of the Salomon Brothers when it becomes a corporation?
(a) First Salomon Incorporated.
(b) Salomon Brothers Incorporated.
(c) Salomon Shearson Incorporated.
(d) Phibro Salomon Incorporated.

5. Ranieri tells Gutfreund that he is selling the [mortgage bond] technology for a _____.
(a) Stable of horses.
(b) Pound of flesh.
(c) Good price.
(d) Hill of magic beans.

Short Answer Questions

1. The face of Dale Horowitz reminds the author of whom?

2. According to the author, in order for the home mortgage to become a bond, it has to be _____.

3. Ranieri owns exactly four suits, all of them _____.

4. Where is the author living in 1984?

5. A trainee asks Horowitz about why the company's largest shareholder is from which country?

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