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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the chemical symbol for silver?
(a) Au.
(b) Si.
(c) Sl.
(d) Ag.
2. Traders of what trading company were busted by the FBI in 1981?
(a) Chemical Resources, Inc.
(b) Intertech Resources, Inc.
(c) Mineral Resources, Inc.
(d) Entergy Incorporated.
3. The price of silver rose how many cents an ounce following the rumor in Chapter 2?
(a) 40.
(b) 30.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.
4. 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?
(a) A shrinking customer base.
(b) A metal shortage.
(c) A growing customer base.
(d) A lack of financial backing.
5. What happened to trading following the circulation of the rumor in Chapter 2?
(a) Trading dropped dramatically.
(b) Trading dropped steadily.
(c) Trading stood still.
(d) Trading escalated dramatically.
Short Answer Questions
1. What building did Philipp Brothers occupy five floors of in New York?
2. In what year was the U.S. dollar no longer backed by gold?
3. Under what master mover of the precious metals did many of the new recruits work under the tutelage of at Philipp Brothers?
4. Where did Marc Rich attend college?
5. When was Philipp Brothers founded?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Marc Rich's school experience like? Where did he attend high school?
2. How great an empire did Marc Rich build? How is he described by the author in Chapter 1?
3. Why was the metal industry centered in London? How does the author describe the power of the industry in Chapter 1?
4. Where did Mark Rich attend college? When and why did he leave?
5. What was Rich's objective as head of the Madrid offices? What industry changes affected his goals?
6. Why did Marc Rich's family move to the United States? Where did they settle? How was Rich described in school?
7. How many metals were openly traded? Where did others come from?
8. What was in great demand in Chapter 2? What were the results?
9. Why does the author state the Metal Men never lost in Chapter 1?
10. What were international trading regulations like in the metal industry during the period in which the book is set?
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