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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What company had Marc Rich begun working at immediately after dropping out of college?
(a) Bank of Credit and Commerce International.
(b) Philipp Brothers.
(c) Glencore International AG.
(d) Clarendon Limited.

2. The author describes in Chapter 1 that metal trading was a shadowy world in which huge amounts of money were traded and, to play in that arena, one had to be "extremely smart, stupid or " what?
(a) Crazy.
(b) A gambler.
(c) Spontaneous.
(d) Wealthy.

3. What was being sold, but was in short supply and not physically accessible in Chapter 2?
(a) Gold.
(b) Copper.
(c) Uranium.
(d) Aluminum.

4. Where had there been no official release of the news of the rumor in Chapter 2?
(a) New York.
(b) Birmingham Castle.
(c) The Roman Cathedral.
(d) The White House.

5. The price of silver rose how many cents an ounce following the rumor in Chapter 2?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 30.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the chemical number for nickel?

2. Where did many of the metals traded under the radar originate?

3. What were the personalities of the traders related to in Chapter 1?

4. What was the European center for the industrial trading market in the 1980s?

5. What was in the greatest demand following the circulation of the rumor in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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