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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Marc Rich attend college?
(a) New York University.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) Harvard University.

2. How much money did Marc Rich earn per week when he started working at Philipp Brothers?
(a) $60.
(b) $200.
(c) $500.
(d) $100.

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

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

5. In what year did Marc Rich marry, according to Chapter 5?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1966.

6. Whom did Marc Rich marry, according to Chapter 5?
(a) Imelda Marcos.
(b) Mirta Díaz Balart.
(c) Denise Eisenberg.
(d) Angelina Davis.

7. From what college had Marc Rich dropped out?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Rutgers University.
(c) New York University.
(d) Princeton University.

8. What term does the author use in Chapter 5 to refer to young traders like Marc Rich who were trained in-house and considered the leaders of tomorrow?
(a) Philipp Sons.
(b) Heavy Metal Men.
(c) Lehrlings.
(d) Jesselsonlings.

9. The rumor from Chapter 2 began circulating where?
(a) Oslo.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

10. Marc Rich was able to parlay his friendship with the Iranian broker into meaningful associations with whom?
(a) Highly placed Iraqis.
(b) Cuban government officials.
(c) Highly placed Saudis.
(d) Highly placed Persians.

11. When did Rich became the manager of Philipp Brothers' Madrid office?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1971.

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

13. With what were the traders who were busted by the FBI in 1981 charged?
(a) Money laundering and grand larceny.
(b) Fraud and grand larceny.
(c) Money laundering and embezzlement.
(d) Fraud and embezzlement.

14. The scam which drove the rumor in Chapter 2 was intended to raise the prices of what?
(a) Magnesium and silver.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Silver and gold.
(d) Gold and the U.S. dollar.

15. The author writes in Chapter 6 that everyone from bellhops to brokers had similar thoughts about Marc Rich--he was effective but secretive and what?
(a) Adulterous.
(b) Sadistic.
(c) Paranoid.
(d) Hateful.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author's description of Marc Rich in Chapter 6 states that the trader was demanding and unfair with underlings and displayed little personality and had no sense of what?

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

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

4. In Chapter 2, a rumor circulated that who had succumbed to a cerebral hemorrhage?

5. When was Philipp Brothers founded?

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