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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Marc Rich not allow employees to have in their offices in Chapter 12?
(a) Food.
(b) Personal items.
(c) Beverages.
(d) Chewing gum.

6. 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) A film company.
(b) An oil refinery.
(c) An oil company.
(d) An oil tanker.

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

8. Who was never comfortable with oil trade because it was a segment of the market that was controlled by forces outside of Philipp Brothers?
(a) Fieldman.
(b) Jesselson.
(c) Rich.
(d) Green.

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

10. By what time had Robbie Lichtenstern begun to feel he had sold his soul to Rich and wanted out?
(a) Early 1990s.
(b) Early 1980s.
(c) Early 1970s.
(d) Late 1970s.

11. How many people attended the funeral of Robbie Lichtenstern?
(a) 200.
(b) 100.
(c) 300.
(d) 150.

12. How much money did Rich and Pinky demand as bonuses from Jesselson in Chapter 7?
(a) $400,000.
(b) $1 million.
(c) $500,000.
(d) $2 million.

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

14. In Chapter 8 a deal was struck whereby Rich would be provided with how many barrels of oil daily?
(a) 200,000.
(b) 150,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 100,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The oil-producing nations were ____ to unload their gluts of oil on Rich, according to the author in Chapter 7.

2. How many barrels of oil per day did Iran produce in Chapter 9?

3. In Chapter 7, Rich made a deal with Iran in which Rich agreed to pay how much over the current barrel price?

4. With his new company, Rich made sure to make quick deals on what, which had always been considered Jesselson's specialty?

5. 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?

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