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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What metal did Marc Rich first begin trading at Philipp Brothers?
(a) Silver.
(b) Aluminum.
(c) Gold.
(d) Mercury.

2. When did Philipp Brothers merge with a publicly owned company, as described in Chapter 5?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1960.

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

4. Where were the executives located who were furious about the ordeal which took place with the gunman at the offices of Philipp Brothers?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) London.
(c) New York.
(d) Paris.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what years did Marc Rich make the greatest profits in oil as this was its peak in American demand in Chapter 9?

2. What term refers to a "source of emulation," also known as a Grand Ayatollah in Twelver Shi'a Islam?

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

4. Traders of what trading company were busted by the FBI in 1981?

5. Arab members of OPEC alarmed the world when they used the "oil weapon" during the Yom Kippur War by implementing oil embargoes and initiating an oil crisis in what year?

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