Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

Michael Lewis (author)
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Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

Michael Lewis (author)
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Brotherhood of Hoods.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Lewis, the better an analyst gets at his job, the nearer he seems to ______.
(a) God.
(b) Greatness.
(c) His dreams.
(d) Death.

2. What is the initial bet that Gutfreund proposes to Meriwether for Liar's Poker?
(a) Forty thousand dollars.
(b) One dollar.
(c) A million dollars.
(d) A year's pay.

3. Lewis sees John Meriwether as successful because he has the uncanny ability to do what?
(a) Hide his state of mind.
(b) Time his trades.
(c) Avoid bad press.
(d) Hide money.

4. People who do imitations of Michael Mortara often sound like _____.
(a) Ronald Reagan.
(b) Walter Cronkite.
(c) Marlon Brando.
(d) Jimmy Swaggert.

5. What ubiquitous part of business attire does Massey conspicuously lack?
(a) Black shoes.
(b) A tie.
(c) A gold watch.
(d) A pocket hankie.

Short Answer Questions

1. More than any other firm on Wall Street, Salomon Brothers is run by _______.

2. Rich Shuster is a thrift salesman in which Salomon Brothers office before coming to work for Ranieri?

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

4. What sort of dogs are the favorite of the British royal family?

5. A row of Bic fine-point pens in a plastic case in the breast pocket of someone who works on Wall Street is commonly called a _____.

(see the answer key)

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