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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was the name that Rich registered his company in Chapter 8?
(a) Green + Rich, Inc.
(b) Marc Rich + Co. AG.
(c) Rich + Co. Inc.
(d) Rich + Green AG.

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

5. After the Iranian Revolution, doing business with Iran was a crime and considered treasonous where?
(a) The United States.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) France.

6. What did the man who raided the offices of Philipp Brothers at gunpoint demand in Chapter 10?
(a) Gold.
(b) Copper.
(c) Chrome.
(d) Mercury.

7. To whom did Rich turn for operating cash with his new business in Chapter 8?
(a) Marvin Davis.
(b) Ali Rezai.
(c) Robbie Lichtenstern.
(d) William May.

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

9. 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.

10. The town where Rich and Pinky set up their headquarters allowed individuals to conduct business by doing what?
(a) Putting up a sign.
(b) Registering at a council.
(c) Paying a bribe.
(d) Signing a petition.

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

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

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

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

15. Where has OPEC maintained its headquarters since 1965?
(a) London.
(b) Oslo.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did one of Marc Rich's employees embezzle in Chapter 12?

2. Where is sixty-five percent of the world's cobalt mined?

3. Following Rich and Pinky's plot in Chapter 7, the other traders were distracted and annoyed by the incident and dissatisfied with what?

4. In Chapter 8, where was the company constructing an Iranian power plant that Rich agreed to finance?

5. Robbie Lichtenstern was Rich's chief of what?

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