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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 later say was the best thing he ever did for his image?
(a) Buying CNN Corporation.
(b) Buying 20th Century Fox.
(c) Selling his oil tanker.
(d) Buying MGM.

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

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

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

5. Marc Rich and Pincus Green were wanted by the U.S. government on how many count indictments at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) 28.
(b) 15.
(c) 51.
(d) 46.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What term refers to a "source of emulation," also known as a Grand Ayatollah in Twelver Shi'a Islam?

3. With what did Marc Rich often pay for Iranian oil?

4. The author writes in Chapter 7 that Rich was well aware that the executives where had no idea what went into making these huge oil deals?

5. In what years did Marc Rich make the greatest profits in oil as this was its peak in American demand in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and why did Marc Rich purchase 20th Century Fox?

2. How were the young traders at Marc Rich's firm described?

3. What happened to Mark Rich's reputation once it became known he had purchased 20th Century Fox?

4. Where did Marc Rich establish his own business in Chapter 8? Why did he choose this locale?

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

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

7. What was the principle obstacle Rich faced in his dealings with Iran after the Ayatollah Khomeini took over control? What did Rich do?

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

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

10. What happened with many traders once the Ayatollah Khomeini took over government control in Iran? How did Marc Rich react?

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