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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) Peter Dansing.
(b) David Drummel.
(c) Edmond Mantel.
(d) James Skawinski.

2. In Chapter 8, where was the company constructing an Iranian power plant that Rich agreed to finance?
(a) France.
(b) Israel.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Germany.

3. Marc Rich's new office in Chapter 12 was atop a skyscraper where?
(a) Park Avenue.
(b) Fifth Avenue.
(c) Wall Street.
(d) Madison Avenue.

4. With his new company, Rich made sure to make quick deals on what, which had always been considered Jesselson's specialty?
(a) Copper and chrome.
(b) Plutonium and chromium.
(c) Mercury and copper.
(d) Gold and silver.

5. What did Marc Rich begin shipping from the Philippines in Chapter 10?
(a) Copper.
(b) Chromium.
(c) Silver.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of traders were in Rich's core team after a year in his own business?

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

3. In what year did Rich find himself badly in need of a tax shelter in Chapter 11?

4. The town where Rich and Pinky set up their headquarters allowed individuals to conduct business by doing what?

5. Where had one of Marc Rich's chief officers been found murdered in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happened to Robbie Lichtenstern in Chapter 14? How did he die?

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

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