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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. Wall Street has a river at one end and a ______ at the other.
(a) Cesspool.
(b) Train station.
(c) Pot of gold.
(d) Graveyard.

2. According to the author, the whole idea of globalization at Salomon Brothers is _____.
(a) A canard.
(b) A relief.
(c) Somewhat realisitic.
(d) A given.

3. 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 _____.
(a) Ballet.
(b) Jungle.
(c) War zone.
(d) Firing squad.

4. Who is chairman of the Federal Reserve in 1979?
(a) Alan Greenspan.
(b) Ben Bernanke.
(c) Arthur F. Burns.
(d) Paul Volcker.

5. "The opportunist" is sane in every respect except that his _____ was stratospheric.
(a) Accumulated debt.
(b) Self-importance.
(c) Accumulated wealth.
(d) Self-loathing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ranieri owns exactly four suits, all of them _____.

2. Which leading bond analyst from Salomon Brothers gives a speech at the Wharton School about how he can't get women to pay attention to him at cocktail parties?

3. Which country's interest rate is part of the deal for which "the opportunist" steals credit?

4. What is the name of the Federal Housing Administration's approval to trade in whole loans?

5. How much debt does the savings and loan companies seem to want to sell in 1981?

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