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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. Dapper Dan was the managing director of what company described in Chapter 2?

2. What was in the greatest demand following the circulation of the rumor in Chapter 2?

3. Who among Marc Rich's contemporaries at Philipp Brothers took to the young trader?

4. How much money did Marc Rich earn per week when he started working at Philipp Brothers?

5. Where had there been no official release of the news of the rumor in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was Marc Rich's school experience like? Where did he attend high school?

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

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

7. What had happened by the evening of the rumor in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the merger between Mineral & Chemicals Philipp Brothers and Engelhard Industries. When did this merger take place? What did each company hope to gain from the merger?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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