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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Liar's Poker has a lot in common with what aspect of Wall Street business?
(a) Stock trading.
(b) Currency trading.
(c) Bond trading.
(d) Commodities trading.

2. Gutfreund's challenging of Meriwether to a game of Liar's Poker is his way of showing he is ______.
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Boss.
(c) A player.
(d) Wealthy.

3. What dollar amount does Meriwether counter Gutfreund's bet with?
(a) A quarter of a million dollars.
(b) Ten million dollars.
(c) Forty-one thousand dollars.
(d) Two dollars.

4. More than any other firm on Wall Street, Salomon Brothers is run by _______.
(a) Analysts.
(b) Traders.
(c) Mutual fund managers.
(d) Corporate finance.

5. What sort of dogs are the favorite of the British royal family?
(a) Corgis.
(b) Dachsunds.
(c) Welsh terriers.
(d) Poodles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a phrase the author uses to describe Meriwether's value to Salomon Brothers?

2. What is the initial bet that Gutfreund proposes to Meriwether for Liar's Poker?

3. Gutfreund's first love is ______.

4. Where is the author living in 1984?

5. The code of Liar's Poker is something like the code of the ______.

(see the answer key)

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