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

2. Where did Marc Rich buy a luxury restaurant?
(a) Vienna.
(b) New York.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Paris.

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

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

5. Who had recently taken power in Cuba when Rich began making business contacts there?
(a) Fulgencio Batista.
(b) Raul Castro.
(c) Mirta Díaz Balart.
(d) Fidel Castro.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Marc Rich exiled after his legal troubles in the United States?

2. In what year does the author write in Chapter 6 that oil prices began to dictate market value?

3. The rumor from Chapter 2 began circulating where?

4. In what year did Marc Rich marry, according to Chapter 5?

5. Under whose tutelage did Marc Rich begin working at Philipp Brothers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Under whom did many of the new recruits at Philipp Brothers work? What was this individual like?

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

4. Where and when did Marc Rich begin his career as a metal man? What was the company like?

5. What rumor spread through the trading world in 1984? Was it confirmed?

6. Where did Jesselson send Marc Rich in Chapter 5? What did he learn there?

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

8. What was Marc Rich's school experience like? Where did he attend high school?

9. Why was the metal industry centered in London? How does the author describe the power of the industry in Chapter 1?

10. With what company did Philipp Brothers merge in 1960? What was the effect of the merger?

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