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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. The author writes in Chapter 5 that during Jesselson's tenure at Philipp Brothers there was no need for buy-outs or what?

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

3. What company had Marc Rich begun working at immediately after dropping out of college?

4. What distant cousin of the Philipp Brothers was dispatched to help run the U.S. offices?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the setting of the metals market as described in Chapter 2 following the rumor.

3. How many metals were openly traded? Where did others come from?

4. What does the author write of the atmosphere at Philipp Brothers when Marc Rich began there? How was the market different from today?

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

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

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

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

9. Where did Mark Rich attend college? When and why did he leave?

10. How was Marc Rich described by those who knew him in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Marc Rich's experiences in Cuba. Who had taken control when Rich arrived in Cuba? How did this affect his business and trading practices?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Pincus "Pinky" Green. How did Green and Rich meet? What was their relationship like? In what capacity was Green involved in Marc Rich's company?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the indictments and charges against Marc Rich and Pincus Green. Who led the prosecution team against Rich? How much money was recovered for the U.S. government? Where are Rich and Green today?

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