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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The scam which drove the rumor in Chapter 2 was intended to raise the prices of what?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Silver and gold.
(c) Magnesium and silver.
(d) Gold and the U.S. dollar.

2. What company had Marc Rich begun working at immediately after dropping out of college?
(a) Philipp Brothers.
(b) Bank of Credit and Commerce International.
(c) Clarendon Limited.
(d) Glencore International AG.

3. What was the name of Marc Rich's father?
(a) David Rich.
(b) David Reich.
(c) Chaim Reich.
(d) Abraham Rich.

4. Under what master mover of the precious metals did many of the new recruits work under the tutelage of at Philipp Brothers?
(a) Ali Rezai.
(b) Edmond Mantell.
(c) Pincus Green.
(d) Sam Fishman.

5. Traders at Philipp Brothers were trained to move how in their dealings?
(a) Cautiously.
(b) Meticulously.
(c) Fast.
(d) Deliberately.

6. Where did Marc Rich's family settle in the United States?
(a) Oregon.
(b) New York.
(c) Missouri.
(d) California.

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

8. In what year was there a growing awareness of the creeping power of the Ronald Reagan dollar, which was gaining fiscal strength over European currencies?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1987.

9. Where did Marc Rich buy a luxury restaurant?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Paris.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) New York.

10. Where did many of the metals traded under the radar originate?
(a) Israel.
(b) Iran.
(c) Africa.
(d) India.

11. Rich's goal in Chapter 6 was to have great success in Madrid, become European manager, and eventually take over whose responsibilities?
(a) Steinman's.
(b) Fielding's.
(c) Rezai's.
(d) Jesselson's.

12. What market did Marc Rich capture in Iran in Chapter 6?
(a) Uranium.
(b) Aluminum.
(c) Chromium.
(d) Plutonium.

13. Who encouraged Marc Rich to quit college and become a trader?
(a) Henry Rothschild.
(b) Henry Kissinger.
(c) James Miller.
(d) Michael Skawinski.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What high school did Marc Rich attend?

2. What is the name of an oil cartel of twelve developing countries made up of Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela?

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

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

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

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