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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Never Mention Money.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it called when an interviewer asks an applicant to open a high-rise window that can't be opened in a job interview?
(a) Hazing.
(b) Trapped rat syndrome.
(c) Exit analysis.
(d) The stress interview.

2. By definition, an analyst's job lasts how long?
(a) A lifetime.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six months.

3. What is a phrase the author uses to describe Meriwether's value to Salomon Brothers?
(a) Extreme cowboy.
(b) Zen-like master.
(c) Head honcho.
(d) Arbitrage boss.

4. Gutfreund's first love is ______.
(a) Managing.
(b) Philosophizing.
(c) Posing for photo ops.
(d) Trading.

5. What does Lewis Identify as the two emotions that commonly destroy traders?
(a) Fear and greed.
(b) Self-loathing and listlessness.
(c) Apathy and sadness.
(d) Drive and determination.

Short Answer Questions

1. Liar's Poker has a lot in common with what aspect of Wall Street business?

2. Where was the author born and raised?

3. In 1986, forty percent of Yale's graduating class apply to which bank?

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

5. What aspect of the dollar bill is the integral component of Liar's Poker?

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