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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many barrels of oil per day did Iran produce in Chapter 9?
(a) 10 million.
(b) 5 million.
(c) 3 million.
(d) 7 million.

2. Where did an individual raid the offices of Philipp Brothers at gunpoint?
(a) London.
(b) Manila.
(c) Bangkok.
(d) Paris.

3. The author writes in Chapter 14 that Robbie Lichtenstern became a great metal trader because he loved what?
(a) Danger.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Challenges.
(d) Debate.

4. Where did one of Marc Rich's employees try to drive up tin prices by hoarding a massive amount of the resource in Chapter 12?
(a) Malaysia.
(b) Thailand.
(c) Brazil.
(d) China.

5. In Chapter 9 the author writes that Rich's oil sales constituted what percent of the oil consumed by America?
(a) 30.
(b) 60.
(c) 70.
(d) 50.

6. Where were the executives located who were furious about the ordeal which took place with the gunman at the offices of Philipp Brothers?
(a) Paris.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) New York.
(d) London.

7. Marc Rich wanted to do what before leaving Philipp Brothers in Chapter 7?
(a) Get a million dollar bonus.
(b) Cause major damage.
(c) Take Jesselson's job.
(d) Take Pinky's job.

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

9. 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.

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

11. Robbie Lichtenstern was Rich's chief of what?
(a) Copper.
(b) Aluminum.
(c) Silver.
(d) Gold.

12. Who was the Shah of Iran in 1979?
(a) Naser al-Din Shah Qajar.
(b) Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
(c) Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar.
(d) Mohammad Shah Qajar.

13. In Chapter 8, where was the company constructing an Iranian power plant that Rich agreed to finance?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Israel.

14. When did Robbie Lichtenstern die?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1980.

15. In Chapter 11, Marc Rich offered Third World countries support in developing what fledgling industries?
(a) Oil.
(b) Copper.
(c) Film.
(d) Mining.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Iranian Revolution, doing business with Iran was a crime and considered treasonous where?

2. What did Jesselson order Rich to do after he'd made the oil deal with Iran in Chapter 7?

3. How much money did Marc Rich spend on the decor of the lobby of his new office alone in Chapter 12?

4. What term refers to a "source of emulation," also known as a Grand Ayatollah in Twelver Shi'a Islam?

5. How much money did Marc Rich lose because his employee hoarded tin too long in Chapter 12?

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