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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Marc Rich born?
(a) London, England.
(b) Antwerp, Belgium.
(c) Oslo, Norway.
(d) New York, U.S.

2. What company did Marc Rich buy as a tax shelter to hide his massive cash assets?
(a) CNN.
(b) Pixar.
(c) 20th Century Fox.
(d) Warner Brothers.

3. Traders of what trading company were busted by the FBI in 1981?
(a) Entergy Incorporated.
(b) Mineral Resources, Inc.
(c) Intertech Resources, Inc.
(d) Chemical Resources, Inc.

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

5. The author writes in Chapter 6 that solid relationships with what were essential in the trading world?
(a) Governments.
(b) Customers.
(c) Officials.
(d) Banks.

6. 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) Sam Fishman.
(c) Edmond Mantell.
(d) Ali Rezai.

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

8. Marc Rich's new father-in-law in Chapter 5 was the chairman of what company?
(a) Goldman Sachs.
(b) Desco, Inc.
(c) Bernlieb, Liebhard, and Watson.
(d) Keds, Inc.

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

10. 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) Pincus Green.
(b) Siegfried Ullman.
(c) Edmond Mantell.
(d) Marc Rich.

11. Where did many of the metals traded under the radar originate?
(a) India.
(b) Israel.
(c) Africa.
(d) Iran.

12. When did Marc Rich's family move to the United States?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1950.

13. In what year does the author write in Chapter 6 that oil prices began to dictate market value?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1969.

14. What is the name of the Iranian broker with whom Rich fostered a long-term relationship?
(a) Ali Rezai.
(b) Alireza Rezae.
(c) Mohammad Mehdi Rezai.
(d) Marvin Davis.

15. What is the name of an oil cartel of twelve developing countries made up of Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela?
(a) PLCO.
(b) NPCL.
(c) OPEC.
(d) NATO.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the chemical number for nickel?

2. Who among Marc Rich's contemporaries at Philipp Brothers took to the young trader?

3. Who had recently taken power in Cuba when Rich began making business contacts there?

4. Where was the Vice President of the United States in Chapter 2?

5. The rumor from Chapter 2 began circulating where?

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