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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through How Can We Make You Happier?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ranieri is characterized by the author as perhaps the first _____ in the history of Wall Street.
(a) Confedrate.
(b) Communist.
(c) Democrat.
(d) Populist.

2. According to the author, what is the rarest and most valuable asset a Wall Street firm can possess?
(a) A good manager.
(b) A Howie Ruben.
(c) A monopoly.
(d) A high cash flow.

3. Gutfreund is treated like a _____ in London.
(a) Crazy uncle.
(b) Brother.
(c) Gauche American tourist.
(d) King.

4. As Lewis observes people in his firm, he finds that just as some people are mean drunks, mortgage traders are mean _____.
(a) Teachers.
(b) Parents.
(c) Gluttons.
(d) Dogs.

5. Mark Smith enters the mortgage department in 1985 and is considered a _____ by the author.
(a) Dark horse.
(b) Mediator.
(c) Genius.
(d) Spy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For a great player of Liar's Poker, ______ is the easy part of the game.

3. According to the author, what is Gutfreund's only noticeable affectation when he comes to speak to the trainees?

4. Which company becomes Salomon Brothers' biggest competitor soon after mortgage trading becomes a viable investment entity?

5. This person is charged with coordinating all deals on the trading floor.

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