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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 was the name of Marc Rich's chief officer who was found murdered in Chapter 13?
(a) Edmond Mantel.
(b) Peter Dansing.
(c) David Drummel.
(d) James Skawinski.

2. Where was Rich's first office for his new company, according to Chapter 8?
(a) Zurich.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

3. Arab members of OPEC alarmed the world when they used the "oil weapon" during the Yom Kippur War by implementing oil embargoes and initiating an oil crisis in what year?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1979.

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

5. How many of traders were in Rich's core team after a year in his own business?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who became a regular visitor at Marc Rich's offices following his business purchase in Chapter 11?

2. How much money did Rich and Pinky demand as bonuses from Jesselson in Chapter 7?

3. Where were the executives located who were furious about the ordeal which took place with the gunman at the offices of Philipp Brothers?

4. How many people attended the funeral of Robbie Lichtenstern?

5. In Chapter 9 the author writes that Rich's oil sales constituted what percent of the oil consumed by America?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where were Rich's offices in Chapter 8? How were they described?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What was the principle hiring standard that Marc Rich had at his firm?

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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