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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through When Bad Things Happen to Rich People.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ranieri owns exactly four suits, all of them _____.
(a) Wool.
(b) Rayon.
(c) Polyester.
(d) Silk.

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

3. What is the word that means trading riskily for profit?
(a) Selling short.
(b) Swapping.
(c) Arbitrage.
(d) Arbitration.

4. Ronald O. Perelman is a hostile trader who took over which cosmetics company?
(a) Maybelline.
(b) Revlon.
(c) L'Oreal.
(d) Smashbox.

5. According to the author, what is Gutfreund's only noticeable affectation when he comes to speak to the trainees?
(a) A demure concern.
(b) A German accent.
(c) A statesmanlike calmness.
(d) An exaggerated posture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wall Street has a river at one end and a ______ at the other.

2. Lewis states that analysts don't analyze anything; they are just _____ to corporate financiers.

3. The author observes that Strauss doesn't seem to like Ranieri's lack of _____.

4. "The opportunist" is sane in every respect except that his _____ was stratospheric.

5. A trainee asks Horowitz about Salomon Brother's being blacklisted by whom?

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