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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, Rich made a deal with Iran in which Rich agreed to pay how much over the current barrel price?
(a) $10.
(b) $5.
(c) $2.
(d) $8.

2. In what years did Marc Rich make the greatest profits in oil as this was its peak in American demand in Chapter 9?
(a) 1980-81.
(b) 1974-75.
(c) 1976-77.
(d) 1979-80.

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

4. How did Robbie Lichtenstern die?
(a) Automobile accident.
(b) Cerebral hemorrhage.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Stroke.

5. Where did Rich create a holding company before buying 50 percent of the voting stock of the corporation he purchased in Chapter 11?
(a) Greenland.
(b) Iceland.
(c) Netherlands.
(d) Switzerland.

6. Where did Rich and Pinky set up the headquarters for their company in Chapter 8?
(a) Zug, Switzerland.
(b) Oslo, Norway.
(c) Bern, Switzerland.
(d) Zurich, Switzerland.

7. 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.

8. In Chapter 8, where were Rich and Pinky's New York offices located?
(a) Fifth Avenue.
(b) Park Avenue.
(c) Madison Avenue.
(d) Wall Street.

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

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

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

12. How old was Robbie Lichtenstern when he died?
(a) 40.
(b) 46.
(c) 38.
(d) 56.

13. Who was very concerned with the risks that Rich was taking with oil trading in Chapter 7?
(a) Fielder.
(b) Jesselson.
(c) Pinky.
(d) The Board of Directors.

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

15. In what year did Rich find himself badly in need of a tax shelter in Chapter 11?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1989.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What did Marc Rich do to the employee who embezzled money in Chapter 12?

3. In Chapter 11, Marc Rich offered Third World countries support in developing what fledgling industries?

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

5. What did Marc Rich not allow employees to have in their offices in Chapter 12?

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