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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Merry-Go-Round.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Rolfe receive very little _____ throughout the development of pitches?
(a) Alone time.
(b) Relationships with love interests.
(c) Valuable time with friends.
(d) Sleep.

2. Upon accepting the offer to DLJ, what were both Troob and Rolfe given?
(a) A sign-on bonus.
(b) A new car.
(c) A New York City apartment.
(d) A promise of a 20% raise in a year.

3. What do managing directors actually do?
(a) Make the lives of senior vice presidents miserable.
(b) Make money for finance bankers.
(c) Sit in their offices and spend money.
(d) Scour the market for business and make deals.

4. When did two senior bankers arrive at Harvard to recruit Troob?
(a) September.
(b) October.
(c) January.
(d) May.

5. In the grand scheme of things, an associate was just _________ in the larger financial picture.
(a) Meaningless.
(b) The most important part of the job.
(c) A piece of dust.
(d) Unnecessary.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the recruiters get Troob and Rolfe to accept their offers?

2. On average, how many times is a pitch book sent back to word processing?

3. Who was the first MBA student to receive recruiters?

4. Who was often assigned to the above person's pitch books?

5. Of all the positions, who was the lowest and most numerous?

(see the answer key)

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