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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author write that investors were not aware that every industry in the world was driven by in Chapter 1?
(a) Politics.
(b) Greed.
(c) Metal.
(d) Oil.

2. How much money was Marc Rich required to pay per day in fines rather than relinquish corporate records that could land him in jail?
(a) $100,000.
(b) $25,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $50,000.

3. What is the chemical symbol for gold?`
(a) Ag.
(b) Au.
(c) Gl.
(d) Go.

4. What happened to trading following the circulation of the rumor in Chapter 2?
(a) Trading stood still.
(b) Trading dropped steadily.
(c) Trading escalated dramatically.
(d) Trading dropped dramatically.

5. The author describes in Chapter 1 that metal trading was a shadowy world in which huge amounts of money were traded and, to play in that arena, one had to be "extremely smart, stupid or " what?
(a) Crazy.
(b) Spontaneous.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) A gambler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the chemical symbol for silver?

2. The rumor from Chapter 2 began circulating where?

3. What is the name of Marc Rich's current estate, located on the shores of Lake Lucerne?

4. What was being sold, but was in short supply and not physically accessible in Chapter 2?

5. Where did many of the metals traded under the radar originate?

(see the answer key)

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