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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where had orders been given which led to the origin of the rumor in Chapter 2?
(a) A Swiss mountain.
(b) A Cuban official.
(c) An Iranian official.
(d) A Lithuanian mountain.

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

3. In Chapter 8 a deal was struck whereby Rich would be provided with how many barrels of oil daily?
(a) 200,000.
(b) 150,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 50,000.

4. What did Rich trade with the Cubans in Chapter 5?
(a) Nickel and mercury.
(b) Nickel and copper.
(c) Aluminum and silver.
(d) Gold and silver.

5. Marc Rich wanted to do what before leaving Philipp Brothers in Chapter 7?
(a) Cause major damage.
(b) Get a million dollar bonus.
(c) Take Jesselson's job.
(d) Take Pinky's job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author write that investors were not aware that every industry in the world was driven by in Chapter 1?

2. Who was never comfortable with oil trade because it was a segment of the market that was controlled by forces outside of Philipp Brothers?

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

4. Who were the first countries to move towards the establishment of OPEC in the 1960s by approaching Iraq?

5. Under whose tutelage did Marc Rich begin working at Philipp Brothers?

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