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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the forty sought-after metals were traded openly?
(a) 20.
(b) 5.
(c) 15.
(d) 9.

2. When was Philipp Brothers founded?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1940.

3. In Chapter 2, a rumor circulated that who had succumbed to a cerebral hemorrhage?
(a) George Bush.
(b) The Pope.
(c) Ronald Reagan.
(d) Margaret Thatcher.

4. What building did Philipp Brothers occupy five floors of in New York?
(a) McGraw-Hill Building.
(b) The Empire State Building.
(c) 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
(d) World Trade Tower 1.

5. In what year did the rumor circulate in Chapter 2?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1984.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened with Philipp Brothers' profits after their merger in Chapter 5?

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

3. With what were the traders who were busted by the FBI in 1981 charged?

4. What were the personalities of the traders related to in Chapter 1?

5. Who encouraged Marc Rich to quit college and become a trader?

(see the answer key)

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