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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. A carnival performer who bites the heads off live chickens and snakes is definition of a _____.
(a) Freak.
(b) Stooge.
(c) Geek.
(d) Nerd.

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

3. According to one mortgage trader, it is an accepted fact that mortgage traders have _____.
(a) Fishy eyes.
(b) Iron balls.
(c) Death wishes.
(d) No consciences.

4. Lewie Ranieri is doing what when he is called in by Gutfreund to take over the mortgage department?
(a) Trading equities.
(b) Trading utility bonds.
(c) Working in the mailroom.
(d) Trading government bonds.

5. What is the primary aspect of business that always matters most at Salomon Brothers?
(a) Loyalty.
(b) Profit.
(c) Revenue.
(d) Market advantage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it called when occupants of an upmarket property buy out the owner-developer who repays his government loan?

2. What practice eventually cripples Salomon Brothers?

3. Gutfreund's challenging of Meriwether to a game of Liar's Poker is his way of showing he is ______.

4. 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 _____.

5. There are 287 books about bonds in the New York Public Library and most of them are about _____.

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