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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Philipp Brothers establish a firm it was miraculously able to keep alive during World War I?
(a) Oslo.
(b) London.
(c) Warsaw.
(d) Paris.

2. When was Philipp Brothers founded?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1914.

3. What product did Marc Rich's father-in-law trade in Chapter 5?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Oil.
(c) Lumber.
(d) Metals.

4. In what year was there a growing awareness of the creeping power of the Ronald Reagan dollar, which was gaining fiscal strength over European currencies?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1980.

5. What individual in Chapter 2 was also known as Dapper Dan?
(a) James Lee.
(b) Andrew Warner.
(c) Doug Lee.
(d) David Duncan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was being sold, but was in short supply and not physically accessible in Chapter 2?

2. What term does the author use in Chapter 5 to refer to young traders like Marc Rich who were trained in-house and considered the leaders of tomorrow?

3. When did Philipp Brothers merge with a publicly owned company, as described in Chapter 5?

4. Who encouraged Marc Rich to quit college and become a trader?

5. Where was the Vice President of the United States in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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