1. The author writes in Chapter 5 that during Jesselson's tenure at Philipp Brothers there was no need for buy-outs or what?
(a) Golden parachutes.
(b) Freedom parades.
(c) Government regulation.
(d) Bailouts.

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) Wealthy.
(d) Spontaneous.

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

4. Where did Marc Rich's family settle in the United States?
(a) Oregon.
(b) Missouri.
(c) New York.
(d) California.

5. What does the author write that investors were not aware that every industry in the world was driven by in Chapter 1?
(a) Oil.
(b) Metal.
(c) Politics.
(d) Greed.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What was Marc Rich's father's occupation?

3. What high school did Marc Rich attend?

4. Marc Rich's family moved to the U.S. from fear of what?

5. What is the chemical symbol for gold?`

(see the answer key)

This section contains 233 words
(approx. 1 page at 300 words per page)

View a FREE sample