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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Art of War.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) The stress interview.
(c) Trapped rat syndrome.
(d) Hazing.

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

4. Investment banking in America is a long-standing _____.
(a) Partnership.
(b) Oligopoly.
(c) Monarchy.
(d) Dictatorship.

5. Lewis thinks Henry Kaufman is the guru of he bond market and also the _____ of Salomon Brothers.
(a) Htachet man.
(b) Heartbeat.
(c) Conscience.
(d) Driving force.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name for a call option?

2. What type of nightmares is the author having at the beginning of "The Art of War"?

3. What aspect of the dollar bill is the integral component of Liar's Poker?

4. According to the author, investors don't fear losing money as much as they fear _____?

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

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