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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 13, The Enforcer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Milken take personally with his clients?
(a) If they did business with someone else
(b) if they divulged company secrets
(c) if they made more money than he did
(d) if they refused to attend the Predator's Ball

2. Why was the Revlon takeover a landmark case for Perelman and Drexel?
(a) Because of its base of female customers, Revlon was vulnerable to bad publicity.
(b) If Perelman won, it would set the precedent for other such takeovers.
(c) The most impassioned corporate defenders were united against Milken's onslaught.
(d) This one was almost as large as the Phillips Petroleum takeover.

3. What did Milken refuse to have in the Drexel annual report?
(a) his photo and the organization of his staff
(b) the names of his staff
(c) his letter to the shareholders
(d) a description of his operation

4. Before Sigoloff switched to Drexel, who was handling his takeover bid for Wickes?
(a) Morgan Stanley
(b) Lehman Brothers
(c) Merrill Lynch
(d) Salomon Brothers

5. What could happen to Drexel with so much power vested in one man?
(a) possible loss if anything happened to him
(b) possible take over of the company
(c) possible abuse of power
(d) possible collapse of the company

Short Answer Questions

1. To Drexel, what did certain concessions to clients mean?

2. What did Bergerac and his allies forget in the process of fighting the takeover?

3. Why was Milken nervous about the large deals?

4. Why did Milken's people say they performed so well?

5. When were the tax laws changed to minimize the benefits of stripping?

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