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

2. The oil-producing nations were ____ to unload their gluts of oil on Rich, according to the author in Chapter 7.
(a) Reluctant.
(b) Hesitant.
(c) Refusing.
(d) Glad.

3. Following Rich and Pinky's plot in Chapter 7, the other traders were distracted and annoyed by the incident and dissatisfied with what?
(a) Their wages.
(b) The lack of buyers.
(c) Their lack of freedom.
(d) Their bonuses.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did an individual raid the offices of Philipp Brothers at gunpoint?

2. When did Robbie Lichtenstern die?

3. What did Marc Rich not allow employees to have in their offices in Chapter 12?

4. The author writes in Chapter 14 that Robbie Lichtenstern became a great metal trader because he loved what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What was Rich's plan for "The Mutiny" in Chapter 6? How did it play out?

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

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

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