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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who raided the offices of Philipp Brothers at gunpoint in Chapter 10?
(a) A Brazilian mercury mine owner.
(b) A Philippine uranium mine owner.
(c) A Philippine chromium mine owner.
(d) An Argentinean copper mine owner.

2. When was the Ayatollah Khomeini born?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1902.

3. Where did Rich and Pinky move their offices after six months in Chapter 8?
(a) Paris.
(b) Oslo.
(c) New York.
(d) London.

4. After the Iranian Revolution, doing business with Iran was a crime and considered treasonous where?
(a) The United States.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) France.

5. What did Rich's core team of traders dub themselves as in Chapter 14?
(a) Metal Kids.
(b) Cold Metal Kids.
(c) Heavy Metal Kids.
(d) Hard Metal Kids.

6. How much money did Marc Rich spend on the decor of the lobby of his new office alone in Chapter 12?
(a) $500,000.
(b) $5 million.
(c) $2 million.
(d) $1 million.

7. How much money did Rich commit to the entire deal with Iran without first having a buyer in place in Chapter 7?
(a) $100 million.
(b) $50 million.
(c) $200 million.
(d) $150 million.

8. What did Jesselson order Rich to do after he'd made the oil deal with Iran in Chapter 7?
(a) Quit his job.
(b) Find a seller.
(c) Talk to the Board.
(d) Find a buyer.

9. What did Marc Rich do to the employee who embezzled money in Chapter 12?
(a) Had him assassinated.
(b) Turned him over to legal agents.
(c) Demanded his resignation.
(d) Sued him.

10. What term refers to a "source of emulation," also known as a Grand Ayatollah in Twelver Shi'a Islam?
(a) Kafa.
(b) Shah.
(c) Mafa.
(d) Marja.

11. Of what did the new office of Marc Rich remind most people in Chapter 12?
(a) An Arabian palace.
(b) Starship Enterprise.
(c) A castle.
(d) A modernist painting.

12. With what did Marc Rich often pay for Iranian oil?
(a) Small arms.
(b) Swiss money.
(c) Nuclear weapons.
(d) Government contracts.

13. Rich's chief operations officer for which offices was found murdered in Chapter 13?
(a) Iran.
(b) Thailand.
(c) China.
(d) Malaysia.

14. In what year was one of Marc Rich's chief officers found murdered in Chapter 13?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1959.

15. Who were the first countries to move towards the establishment of OPEC in the 1960s by approaching Iraq?
(a) Saudi Arabia and the U.S.
(b) Venezuela and Iran.
(c) Iran and Saudi Arabia.
(d) Venezuela and Saudi Arabia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Rich's first office for his new company, according to Chapter 8?

2. Where did an individual raid the offices of Philipp Brothers at gunpoint?

3. What did Marc Rich begin shipping from the Philippines in Chapter 10?

4. What was the name that Rich registered his company in Chapter 8?

5. By what time had Robbie Lichtenstern begun to feel he had sold his soul to Rich and wanted out?

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