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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Rich line up oil contracts representing 200,000 to 300,000 barrels per day in Chapter 9?

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. Where were Rich and Pinky during the funeral for Robbie Lichtenstern?

5. After the Iranian Revolution, doing business with Iran was a crime and considered treasonous where?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Marc Rich choose to headquarter his company in Switzerland? Describe the laws and regulations of the town where Rich opened his corporation.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Pincus "Pinky" Green. How did Green and Rich meet? What was their relationship like? In what capacity was Green involved in Marc Rich's company?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the merger between Mineral & Chemicals Philipp Brothers and Engelhard Industries. When did this merger take place? What did each company hope to gain from the merger?

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