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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What vice did Marc Rich pick up after becoming manager of the Madrid office for Philipp Brothers?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Heroin use.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Smoking.

3. What high school did Marc Rich attend?
(a) West Point Preparatory School.
(b) New York Preparatory School.
(c) Wellesly Preparatory School.
(d) Rhodes Preparatory School.

4. What was the name of Marc Rich's father?
(a) Abraham Rich.
(b) David Reich.
(c) Chaim Reich.
(d) David Rich.

5. Under what master mover of the precious metals did many of the new recruits work under the tutelage of at Philipp Brothers?
(a) Sam Fishman.
(b) Pincus Green.
(c) Ali Rezai.
(d) Edmond Mantell.

6. 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) Lehrlings.
(b) Philipp Sons.
(c) Heavy Metal Men.
(d) Jesselsonlings.

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

8. Where did Philipp Brothers establish a firm it was miraculously able to keep alive during World War I?
(a) Paris.
(b) Oslo.
(c) Warsaw.
(d) London.

9. How much money was Marc Rich required to pay per day in fines rather than relinquish corporate records that could land him in jail?
(a) $50,000.
(b) $10,000.
(c) $100,000.
(d) $25,000.

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

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

12. The author writes that in the geographical location of Europe, one could buy a metal for one dollar from a Far Eastern customer and sell it for how much to a North American customer before the day ended?
(a) $2.
(b) $3.
(c) $1.50.
(d) $5.

13. What were the personalities of the traders related to in Chapter 1?
(a) Rogues.
(b) Anarchists.
(c) Terrorists.
(d) Cowboys.

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

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

Short Answer 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?

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

3. What market did Marc Rich capture in Iran in Chapter 6?

4. What is the name of Marc Rich's current estate, located on the shores of Lake Lucerne?

5. What was being sold, but was in short supply and not physically accessible in Chapter 2?

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