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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. Who was never comfortable with oil trade because it was a segment of the market that was controlled by forces outside of Philipp Brothers?
(a) Jesselson.
(b) Fieldman.
(c) Rich.
(d) Green.

2. Rich's chief operations officer for which offices was found murdered in Chapter 13?
(a) Iran.
(b) China.
(c) Malaysia.
(d) Thailand.

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

4. How much money did Rich and Pinky demand as bonuses from Jesselson in Chapter 7?
(a) $2 million.
(b) $400,000.
(c) $500,000.
(d) $1 million.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many top traders left with Rich and Pinky who had begun their own business in Chapter 7?

3. In Chapter 7, Rich made a deal with Iran in which Rich agreed to pay how much over the current barrel price?

4. The author writes in Chapter 9 that if Iranian oil was selling for $20 a barrel, Rich could get it for how much?

5. How much money did Marc Rich make in his first year in his new business in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What impact did OPEC have on the oil trade in Chapter 7? How did this affect Rich's dealings?

7. What did the Board do when they learned of Rich's dealings with Iran? What deal had Rich made?

8. When did Marc Rich begin daisy chaining with his company in Chapter 15? Who assisted him?

9. What two employees was Marc Rich greatly disappointed by in Chapter 12? What had each done?

10. What deal did Marc Rich make through Ali Rezai in Chapter 8? What price did Rich pay for the deal?

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