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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Edmond Mantell.
(b) Pincus Green.
(c) Marc Rich.
(d) Siegfried Ullman.

2. What happened with Philipp Brothers' profits after their merger in Chapter 5?
(a) They increased.
(b) They plummeted.
(c) The stayed the same.
(d) They slightly decreased.

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

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

5. Rich's goal in Chapter 6 was to have great success in Madrid, become European manager, and eventually take over whose responsibilities?
(a) Rezai's.
(b) Fielding's.
(c) Steinman's.
(d) Jesselson's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Marc Rich attend college?

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. What was Marc Rich's father's occupation?

4. Where did Marc Rich's family settle in the United States?

5. Whom did Marc Rich marry, according to Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author state the Metal Men never lost in Chapter 1?

2. How does the author describe the industrial trading world of 1984 in Chapter 1?

3. How was Marc Rich viewed by his contemporaries when he began in the metal industry?

4. What caused a major change in oil prices in Chapter 6? What was Rich's reaction?

5. How great an empire did Marc Rich build? How is he described by the author in Chapter 1?

6. Where was Marc Rich born? What was his father like?

7. Describe Ludwig Jesselson. How did he work with clients?

8. What were international trading regulations like in the metal industry during the period in which the book is set?

9. Who was Doug Lee? How is he described in Chapter 2?

10. What was Rich's objective as head of the Madrid offices? What industry changes affected his goals?

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