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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through From Geek to Man.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For the author, the stigma of getting a job through connections is worse than the stigma of ______.
(a) Starting at the bottom.
(b) Unemployment.
(c) Getting a PhD.
(d) Waiting tables.

2. What type of ideas does Herman want for his investment?
(a) Ancient.
(b) Gut.
(c) Current.
(d) Smart.

3. Salomon Brothers is a ______ from 1910 to 1981.
(a) Corporation.
(b) Sole proprietorship.
(c) Monopoly.
(d) Partnership.

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

5. On Wall Street, there is no theoretical basis for pricing a homeowner's option to _____ his loan.
(a) Repay.
(b) Refinance.
(c) Inflate.
(d) Default on.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the word that means trading riskily for profit?

2. The face of Dale Horowitz reminds the author of whom?

3. People who do imitations of Michael Mortara often sound like _____.

4. According to the author, what is a symbol of Britain's long economic decline?

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

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