Metal Men: Marc Rich and the 10-billion-dollar Scam Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

A. Craig Copetas
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Metal Men: Marc Rich and the 10-billion-dollar Scam Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

A. Craig Copetas
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
Buy the Metal Men: Marc Rich and the 10-billion-dollar Scam Lesson Plans
Name: _________________________ Period: ___________________

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Marc Rich's family move to the United States?

2. What is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany?

3. Following Rich's takeover as the head of Philipp Brothers' Madrid office, the downturn in industry in the U.S. and other markets left Philipp Brothers with what?

4. What vice did Marc Rich pick up after becoming manager of the Madrid office for Philipp Brothers?

5. The author writes in Chapter 5 that Jesselson's tenure at Philipp Brothers was during an era when relationships were forged by trust, not by what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was in great demand in Chapter 2? What were the results?

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

3. How was Marc Rich viewed by his contemporaries when he began in the metal industry?

4. Why was the metal industry centered in London? How does the author describe the power of the industry in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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

9. Why did Marc Rich's family move to the United States? Where did they settle? How was Rich described in school?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the figure of Ludwig Jesselson. What was Jesselson's position at Philipp Brothers? How did Jesselson feel about Marc Rich?

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 Marc Rich's school experiences. Where did he attend high school and college? Why did he leave college and when?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 845 words
(approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page)
Buy the Metal Men: Marc Rich and the 10-billion-dollar Scam Lesson Plans
Copyrights
BookRags
Metal Men: Marc Rich and the 10-billion-dollar Scam from BookRags. (c)2026 BookRags, Inc. All rights reserved.