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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Marc Rich begin shipping from the Philippines in Chapter 10?
(a) Gold.
(b) Chromium.
(c) Silver.
(d) Copper.

2. Who had recently taken power in Cuba when Rich began making business contacts there?
(a) Fidel Castro.
(b) Mirta Díaz Balart.
(c) Fulgencio Batista.
(d) Raul Castro.

3. Who was very concerned with the risks that Rich was taking with oil trading in Chapter 7?
(a) The Board of Directors.
(b) Jesselson.
(c) Fielder.
(d) Pinky.

4. What happened to the U.S. dollar in trading following the rumor's circulation in Chapter 2?
(a) It surged dramatically.
(b) It held steady.
(c) It began to drop.
(d) It began to rise.

5. With what did Marc Rich often pay for Iranian oil?
(a) Swiss money.
(b) Nuclear weapons.
(c) Government contracts.
(d) Small arms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What vice did Marc Rich pick up after becoming manager of the Madrid office for Philipp Brothers?

2. The author writes in Chapter 5 that during Jesselson's tenure at Philipp Brothers there was no need for buy-outs or what?

3. Where did one of Marc Rich's employees try to drive up tin prices by hoarding a massive amount of the resource in Chapter 12?

4. How much money did one of Marc Rich's employees embezzle in Chapter 12?

5. What was one of the main third-world nations that Marc Rich targeted for oil in Chapter 9?

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