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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did many of the metals traded under the radar originate?
2. What is the name of the Iranian broker with whom Rich fostered a long-term relationship?
3. Who among Marc Rich's contemporaries at Philipp Brothers took to the young trader?
4. The author writes in Chapter 5 that being advanced at trading merely required the ability to tame the furies of what?
5. What company had Marc Rich begun working at immediately after dropping out of college?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the purpose of the scam and rumor in Chapter 2? Who was responsible for it?
2. What was Marc Rich's school experience like? Where did he attend high school?
3. How does the author describe the industrial trading world of 1984 in Chapter 1?
4. Describe the setting of the metals market as described in Chapter 2 following the rumor.
5. What happened with banking following the merger with Engelhard in Chapter 6? How did this affect Rich?
6. Why was the metal industry centered in London? How does the author describe the power of the industry in Chapter 1?
7. Describe Ludwig Jesselson. How did he work with clients?
8. What caused a major change in oil prices in Chapter 6? What was Rich's reaction?
9. What was Rich's objective as head of the Madrid offices? What industry changes affected his goals?
10. How was Marc Rich viewed by his contemporaries when he began in the metal industry?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Marc Rich's early days at Philipp Brothers. From what offices did he work? Who supervised and trained Rich?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the differences in the international trading world when Marc Rich entered it and today. What changes have taken place since the 1950s in metal trading?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Marc Rich's wedding. When was he married and to whom? What was remarked about the wedding of Rich?
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