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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 describes Tom Strauss as _____.
(a) A snake.
(b) A rabid dog.
(c) A boob.
(d) A clown.

2. In New York, when a trader is starting out, the excitement of being part of the action comes at the price _____.
(a) One's soul.
(b) Freedom.
(c) One's sanity.
(d) A few million dollars.

3. In Salomon Brothers: Advance to Leadership, Gutfreund is cast as what type of figure?
(a) An Isaiah.
(b) A messiah.
(c) A Churchill.
(d) A de Gaulle.

4. Lewis sees John Meriwether as successful because he has the uncanny ability to do what?
(a) Time his trades.
(b) Avoid bad press.
(c) Hide money.
(d) Hide his state of mind.

5. How much debt does the savings and loan companies seem to want to sell in 1981?
(a) Fifty billion dollars.
(b) One trillion dollars.
(c) One billion dollars.
(d) Zero.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Lewis observes people in his firm, he finds that just as some people are mean drunks, mortgage traders are mean _____.

2. The author characterizes the people initially involved in home mortgages as ______.

3. Traders prove their superiority in a Wall Street firm every day by doing what?

4. What is another name for an analyst in the corporate finance department at Salomon Brothers?

5. By getting thrift managers to trade their bonds actively, Ranieri's sales force could transform a shy, nervous thrift president into a _____.

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