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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XXIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the stock Livingston buys to restart his career?
(a) Standard Oil.
(b) Bethlehem Steel.
(c) Pullman Railroad.
(d) Winchester guns.

2. What does Livingston say is the most important thing?
(a) Have a general strategy and stick with it.
(b) Follow your hunches.
(c) Be prepared to hold stocks for years.
(d) Be prepared to lose money.

3. After Livingston gets used to Wall Street, how much does he reach at one point in the early part of his career?
(a) $155000.
(b) $50,000.
(c) A million dollars.
(d) $10,000.

4. Where does Livingston go when he leaves Boston?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Florida.
(d) New York.

5. What happens to Livingston after his dealings with Percy Thomas?
(a) He gets married.
(b) Nothing happens to him.
(c) He moves back into oil stock.
(d) He becomes ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Union Pacific announce that dismays Livingston?

2. How long does Livingston stay in Boston the second time he goes there?

3. What actually happens when Livingston is working under an account at Williamson's?

4. What does Livingston decide to buy next?

5. For what was the famous stock manipulator most known?

(see the answer key)

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