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

2. Where did Marc Rich's family settle in the United States?
(a) California.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Oregon.
(d) New York.

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

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

5. The author writes in Chapter 5 that being advanced at trading merely required the ability to tame the furies of what?
(a) The dynamic markets.
(b) Federal marshals.
(c) Customers.
(d) Bank loan executives.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the rumor circulate in Chapter 2?

2. The rumor from Chapter 2 began circulating where?

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

4. Where did Philipp Brothers establish a firm it was miraculously able to keep alive during World War I?

5. Following Rich's takeover as the head of Philipp Brothers' Madrid office, the downturn in industry in the U.S. and other markets left Philipp Brothers with what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the purpose of the scam and rumor in Chapter 2? Who was responsible for it?

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

3. When did Rich become the manager of the Madrid office at Philipp Brothers? How was he described in this position?

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

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

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

7. What happened with banking following the merger with Engelhard in Chapter 6? How did this affect Rich?

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

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

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

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