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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adult Education.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which publication calls John Gutfreund the "King of Wall Street"?
(a) Forbes.
(b) Barron's.
(c) The Wall Street Journal.
(d) Business Week.

2. The code of Liar's Poker is something like the code of the ______.
(a) Gunslinger.
(b) Marine.
(c) Mason.
(d) Silent.

3. According to the author, the reason Wall Street has initially ignored his resume is that all the representatives from large firms say that he lacks ______.
(a) Chutzpah.
(b) A wealthy background.
(c) Commercial instincts.
(d) Motivation.

4. Jim Massey is a member of Salomon Brothers executive committee in charge of sales and presides over _____, which directly affects the future of all trainees.
(a) The break room surveillance cameras.
(b) The job placement blackboard.
(c) Testing sites.
(d) Paper evaluations.

5. Which department at Salomon Brothers is considered "the sleepy backwater"?
(a) Analysis.
(b) Equities.
(c) Bond trading.
(d) Corprate finance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dollar amount does Meriwether counter Gutfreund's bet with?

2. The trainee who finally asks a question at Massey's training session wonders if Salomon Brothers will open an office in what city?

3. By definition, an analyst's job lasts how long?

4. 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?

5. The front-row people in the Salomon Brothers training program are generally from which business school?

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