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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When did the price of oil that Rich bought from the Iranians reach a profitable margin in Chapter 7?
(a) By the end of the month.
(b) By the end of two years.
(c) By the end of the week.
(d) By the end of the year.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where did Rich and Pinky move their offices after six months in Chapter 8?

4. What did Marc Rich later say was the best thing he ever did for his image?

5. Who was very concerned with the risks that Rich was taking with oil trading in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Rich feel about the reaction of the Board to his dealings with Iran in Chapter 6?

2. What did Rich register his company as in Chapter 8? Where did he operate?

3. What were Marc Rich's dealings with the Iranians described as in Chapter 9? Why did the Iranians deal with Rich?

4. What offices were invaded at gunpoint in Chapter 10? Why?

5. Who was found murdered in Chapter 13? What was speculated as the cause of the murder?

6. What did Rich decide to invest in for Philipp Brothers in Chapter 6? What was the Board's reaction?

7. How had the Arab oil embargo affected the oil trade in Chapter 15? What illegal activity arose during this time?

8. How was Marc Rich's new office described in Chapter 12? How did Rich treat his employees there?

9. What was the main problem for Philipp Brothers with the oil trade? Who was concerned about Rich's risks?

10. Where did Rich turn for more oil in the 1970s? How great did his oil empire become?

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