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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 Marc Rich attend college?

2. Traders at Philipp Brothers were trained to move how in their dealings?

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

4. Within seven short years in trading, how much money had Marc Rich established in his personal empire?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Marc Rich's wedding in Chapter 5. To whom and when did he marry? How was the wedding described?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 the history of Philipp Brothers trading company. When was the company opened and where? When and how did it expand?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Marc Rich choose to headquarter his company in Switzerland? Describe the laws and regulations of the town where Rich opened his corporation.

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