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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Marc Rich's father's occupation?
(a) Low-level trader.
(b) High-level trader.
(c) Postal clerk.
(d) College professor.

3. Under whose tutelage did Marc Rich begin working at Philipp Brothers?
(a) Rothchild's.
(b) Newman's.
(c) Jesselson's.
(d) Fishman's.

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

5. Where was Marc Rich exiled after his legal troubles in the United States?
(a) France.
(b) Norway.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Spain.

6. The author writes in Chapter 5 that Jesselson's tenure at Philipp Brothers was during an era when relationships were forged by trust, not by what?
(a) Money.
(b) Corporate lawyers.
(c) Backstabbing.
(d) Greed.

7. In what year did Marc Rich begin his career as a metal man?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1960.

8. What market did Marc Rich capture in Iran in Chapter 6?
(a) Uranium.
(b) Aluminum.
(c) Chromium.
(d) Plutonium.

9. How many of the forty sought-after metals were traded openly?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

10. Dapper Dan was the managing director of what company described in Chapter 2?
(a) Intel Resources.
(b) Chemical Resources.
(c) Intertech Resources.
(d) Metal Industrial Resources.

11. In what year was Marc Rich born?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1930.

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

13. What is the chemical number for nickel?
(a) 28.
(b) 14.
(c) 29.
(d) 16.

14. Where was the Vice President of the United States in Chapter 2?
(a) Russia.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) France.
(d) Israel.

15. What individual in Chapter 2 was also known as Dapper Dan?
(a) Doug Lee.
(b) David Duncan.
(c) Andrew Warner.
(d) James Lee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to trading following the circulation of the rumor in Chapter 2?

2. What publicly owned company did Philipp Brothers merge with in Chapter 5?

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

4. Who was the only business associate with whom Marc Rich developed a close relationship that lasted over time?

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

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