Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

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This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

Michael Lewis (author)
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Ranieri describes Tom Strauss as _____.
(a) A clown.
(b) A rabid dog.
(c) A snake.
(d) A boob.

2. What does Lewis Identify as the two emotions that commonly destroy traders?
(a) Apathy and sadness.
(b) Fear and greed.
(c) Self-loathing and listlessness.
(d) Drive and determination.

3. To create a CMO, hundreds of millions of dollars in ordinary mortgage bonds are placed in a _____.
(a) Trust.
(b) Certificate of Deposit.
(c) Retirement account.
(d) Pension fund.

4. A _____ of personal popularity is how Lewis thinks trainees are chosen by managers.
(a) Ponzi scheme.
(b) Bee's nest.
(c) Grand illusion.
(d) Cult.

5. What is the nickname for the Government National Mortgage Association?
(a) Ginnie Mae.
(b) Johnny Mac.
(c) Freddie Mac.
(d) Fanny Mae.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. People who do imitations of Michael Mortara often sound like _____.

3. Which department at Salomon Brothers is considered "the sleepy backwater"?

4. CMO's are divided into slices, or _____.

5. Ranieri tells Gutfreund that he is selling the [mortgage bond] technology for a _____.

(see the answer key)

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