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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. After 15 years at the helm, the Philipps brothers' cousin and who were responsible for elevating Philipp Brothers to a powerful international trading force?
(a) Siegfried Ullman.
(b) Edmond Mantell.
(c) Marc Rich.
(d) Pincus Green.

2. Traders at Philipp Brothers were trained to move how in their dealings?
(a) Cautiously.
(b) Fast.
(c) Deliberately.
(d) Meticulously.

3. What did Jesselson order Rich to do after he'd made the oil deal with Iran in Chapter 7?
(a) Quit his job.
(b) Find a buyer.
(c) Talk to the Board.
(d) Find a seller.

4. What is the name of Marc Rich's current estate, located on the shores of Lake Lucerne?
(a) "La villa rose."
(b) "La villa bleu."
(c) "La villa blanc."
(d) "Lucerne villa."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author writes in Chapter 7 that Rich was well aware that the executives where had no idea what went into making these huge oil deals?

2. How much money did Rich commit to the entire deal with Iran without first having a buyer in place in Chapter 7?

3. What did the man who raided the offices of Philipp Brothers at gunpoint demand in Chapter 10?

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

5. How many of the forty sought-after metals were traded openly?

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