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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What publicly owned company did Philipp Brothers merge with in Chapter 5?
(a) Intertech Resources.
(b) Minerals & Chemicals Corporation.
(c) Metals and Chemicals Corporation.
(d) Entergy Corporation.

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

3. In Chapter 8, where was the company constructing an Iranian power plant that Rich agreed to finance?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) France.
(c) Israel.
(d) Germany.

4. What high school did Marc Rich attend?
(a) West Point Preparatory School.
(b) Wellesly Preparatory School.
(c) Rhodes Preparatory School.
(d) New York Preparatory School.

5. 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?
(a) Lehrlings.
(b) Jesselsonlings.
(c) Heavy Metal Men.
(d) Philipp Sons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Rich and Pinky set up the headquarters for their company in Chapter 8?

2. How much money did Marc Rich earn per week when he started working at Philipp Brothers?

3. What is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany?

4. What happened to the U.S. dollar in trading following the rumor's circulation in Chapter 2?

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

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