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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Learning to Love Your Corporate Culture.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A _____ of personal popularity is how Lewis thinks trainees are chosen by managers.
(a) Bee's nest.
(b) Grand illusion.
(c) Cult.
(d) Ponzi scheme.

2. What does Lewis see as John Gutfreund's "calling card" as he makes his rounds in the trading floor?
(a) A hand-written note.
(b) Coffee grounds.
(c) Cigar ash.
(d) A slap on the back.

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

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

5. With whom has the author received an invitation to dine?
(a) Lady Diana.
(b) Queen Elizabeth II.
(c) The queen mother.
(d) Prince Charles.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Lewis gets more experience at Salomon Brothers, he realizes that an inexplicable aspect of studying to be an investment banker is that _______ serves no function in an investment bank.

2. 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?

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 _____.

4. The author describes England as the land of ________.

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

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