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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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.

8. Following Rich and Pinky's plot in Chapter 7, the other traders were distracted and annoyed by the incident and dissatisfied with what?
(a) Their lack of freedom.
(b) Their wages.
(c) The lack of buyers.
(d) Their bonuses.

9. Where is sixty-five percent of the world's cobalt mined?
(a) Zaire.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Brazil.

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

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

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

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

14. What was the greatest problem facing Philipp Brothers and their trading of oil?
(a) Storage and transportation.
(b) Finding sellers.
(c) Governmental controls.
(d) Finding buyers.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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?

5. When did the Ayatollah Khomeini take control of Iran?

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