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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money did one of Marc Rich's employees embezzle in Chapter 12?
(a) $1 million.
(b) $3 million.
(c) $10 million.
(d) $5 million.

2. 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) Thailand.
(b) Malaysia.
(c) Brazil.
(d) China.

3. What was one of the main third-world nations that Marc Rich targeted for oil in Chapter 9?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Albania.
(c) Angola.
(d) Lithuania.

4. Who was the most interested in making the business purchase and anxious to get it underway in Chapter 11?
(a) Pincus Green.
(b) Denise Rich.
(c) Edmond Mantrell.
(d) Ludwig Jesselson.

5. What did Marc Rich begin shipping from the Philippines in Chapter 10?
(a) Copper.
(b) Gold.
(c) Chromium.
(d) Silver.

6. How many top traders left with Rich and Pinky who had begun their own business in Chapter 7?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

7. 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.

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

9. What term refers to a "source of emulation," also known as a Grand Ayatollah in Twelver Shi'a Islam?
(a) Kafa.
(b) Marja.
(c) Shah.
(d) Mafa.

10. Marc Rich's new office in Chapter 12 was atop a skyscraper where?
(a) Fifth Avenue.
(b) Madison Avenue.
(c) Wall Street.
(d) Park Avenue.

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

12. Where were Rich and Pinky during the funeral for Robbie Lichtenstern?
(a) Oslo, Norway.
(b) Zug, Switzerland.
(c) Paris, France.
(d) Zurich, Switzerland.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The town where Rich and Pinky set up their headquarters allowed individuals to conduct business by doing what?

2. Where was Rich's first office for his new company, according to Chapter 8?

3. Where did Rich line up oil contracts representing 200,000 to 300,000 barrels per day in Chapter 9?

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

5. What was the name that Rich registered his company in Chapter 8?

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