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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. Marc Rich created an oil market that allowed customers to buy oil without having to do what?
2. What were the personalities of the traders related to in Chapter 1?
3. Within seven short years in trading, how much money had Marc Rich established in his personal empire?
4. In what year was there a growing awareness of the creeping power of the Ronald Reagan dollar, which was gaining fiscal strength over European currencies?
5. Where did Marc Rich attend college?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Ludwig Jesselson. How did he work with clients?
2. Why was the metal industry centered in London? How does the author describe the power of the industry in Chapter 1?
3. How many metals were openly traded? Where did others come from?
4. Where did Mark Rich attend college? When and why did he leave?
5. What was in great demand in Chapter 2? What were the results?
6. What was Rich's objective as head of the Madrid offices? What industry changes affected his goals?
7. What was the purpose of the scam and rumor in Chapter 2? Who was responsible for it?
8. How does the author describe the industrial trading world of 1984 in Chapter 1?
9. Where did Jesselson send Marc Rich in Chapter 5? What did he learn there?
10. Where and when did Marc Rich begin his career as a metal man? What was the company like?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why did Marc Rich choose to headquarter his company in Switzerland? Describe the laws and regulations of the town where Rich opened his corporation.
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
How did A. Craig Copetas research Metal Men: Marc Rich and the 10-billion-dollar Scam? Were Marc Rich or other traders interviewed?
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