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

2. What spins out of control at Salomon Brothers in 1987?
(a) Costs.
(b) New hirings.
(c) Manager's demans.
(d) Trader's risks.

3. When Matty Olivia leaves Salomon Brothers in a huff for the joke the mortgage guys play on him, the author attributes his return to the notion that he is bound by _____.
(a) Contract.
(b) Family obligation.
(c) Unwritten loyalty.
(d) Golden handcuffs.

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

5. Rich Shuster is a thrift salesman in which Salomon Brothers office before coming to work for Ranieri?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) London.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which company becomes Salomon Brothers' biggest competitor soon after mortgage trading becomes a viable investment entity?

2. The market settles on a fair value of CMOs by comparing them with corporate and _____ bonds.

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

4. Lewie Ranieri is doing what when he is called in by Gutfreund to take over the mortgage department?

5. According to the author, what is the rarest and most valuable asset a Wall Street firm can possess?

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