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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. What happened to the U.S. dollar in trading following the rumor's circulation in Chapter 2?
2. Marc Rich created an oil market that allowed customers to buy oil without having to do what?
3. With what were the traders who were busted by the FBI in 1981 charged?
4. Where was the Vice President of the United States in Chapter 2?
5. Marc Rich's family moved to the U.S. from fear of what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is written of Marc Rich's ambition and determination in Chapter 6? What was admirable about him?
2. What was Rich's objective as head of the Madrid offices? What industry changes affected his goals?
3. Why was the metal industry centered in London? How does the author describe the power of the industry in Chapter 1?
4. How does the author describe the industrial trading world of 1984 in Chapter 1?
5. What was Marc Rich's school experience like? Where did he attend high school?
6. Under whom did many of the new recruits at Philipp Brothers work? What was this individual like?
7. How was Marc Rich described by those who knew him in Chapter 6?
8. Where and when did Marc Rich begin his career as a metal man? What was the company like?
9. What was the purpose of the scam and rumor in Chapter 2? Who was responsible for it?
10. What rumor spread through the trading world in 1984? Was it confirmed?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the effects of the merger between Philipp Brothers and the publicly owned Minerals & Chemicals Corporation. What was the effect of evolving into a publicly owned company?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Marc Rich's school experiences. Where did he attend high school and college? Why did he leave college and when?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Marc Rich as the central figure in Metal Men: Marc Rich and the 10-billion-dollar Scam. What personality characteristics are noted of Rich? What were his relationships like?
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