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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much money did Marc Rich make in his first year in his new business in Chapter 9?
(a) $10 million.
(b) $5 million.
(c) $14 million.
(d) $20 million.

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 7, Rich and Pinky began to plot what would later be referred to as what?
(a) "The Catastrophe."
(b) "The Trojan Horse."
(c) "The Mutiny."
(d) "The Setup."

7. What did the man who raided the offices of Philipp Brothers at gunpoint demand in Chapter 10?
(a) Gold.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Chrome.
(d) Copper.

8. How much money did Marc Rich lose because his employee hoarded tin too long in Chapter 12?
(a) $100 million.
(b) $150 million.
(c) $50 million.
(d) $200 million.

9. What did Rich decide Philipp Brothers needed which would serve as a tax advantage and also allow the company to save money in Chapter 7?
(a) An oil tanker.
(b) An oil refinery.
(c) An oil company.
(d) A film company.

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

11. What was the name that Rich registered his company in Chapter 8?
(a) Marc Rich + Co. AG.
(b) Rich + Green AG.
(c) Green + Rich, Inc.
(d) Rich + Co. Inc.

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

13. Arab members of OPEC alarmed the world when they used the "oil weapon" during the Yom Kippur War by implementing oil embargoes and initiating an oil crisis in what year?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1979.

14. The oil-producing nations were ____ to unload their gluts of oil on Rich, according to the author in Chapter 7.
(a) Refusing.
(b) Reluctant.
(c) Glad.
(d) Hesitant.

15. Marc Rich's ownership of a massive entertainment corporation was kept secret for how long after the purchase?
(a) One month.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Robbie Lichtenstern die?

2. Where did Rich and Pinky set up the headquarters for their company in Chapter 8?

3. Where has OPEC maintained its headquarters since 1965?

4. In what year was one of Marc Rich's chief officers found murdered in Chapter 13?

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

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