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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, a rumor circulated that who had succumbed to a cerebral hemorrhage?
(a) The Pope.
(b) Margaret Thatcher.
(c) George Bush.
(d) Ronald Reagan.

2. The author writes in Chapter 5 that being advanced at trading merely required the ability to tame the furies of what?
(a) Customers.
(b) Bank loan executives.
(c) The dynamic markets.
(d) Federal marshals.

3. Under what master mover of the precious metals did many of the new recruits work under the tutelage of at Philipp Brothers?
(a) Sam Fishman.
(b) Edmond Mantell.
(c) Pincus Green.
(d) Ali Rezai.

4. Marc Rich's family moved to the U.S. from fear of what?
(a) The Spanish Civil War.
(b) The Fascist Regime.
(c) The Nazi Regime.
(d) World War I.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the rumor circulate in Chapter 2?

2. Where was Marc Rich exiled after his legal troubles in the United States?

3. The price of silver rose how many cents an ounce following the rumor in Chapter 2?

4. Who is surmised to have given the orders to initiate the rumor in Chapter 2?

5. What building did Philipp Brothers occupy five floors of in New York?

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