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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. What was the name that Rich registered his company in Chapter 8?
2. What term refers to a "source of emulation," also known as a Grand Ayatollah in Twelver Shi'a Islam?
3. Marc Rich's ownership of a massive entertainment corporation was kept secret for how long after the purchase?
4. How many people attended the funeral of Robbie Lichtenstern?
5. How did Robbie Lichtenstern die?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened with many traders once the Ayatollah Khomeini took over government control in Iran? How did Marc Rich react?
2. What impact did OPEC have on the oil trade in Chapter 7? How did this affect Rich's dealings?
3. Where did Marc Rich establish his own business in Chapter 8? Why did he choose this locale?
4. What two employees was Marc Rich greatly disappointed by in Chapter 12? What had each done?
5. When did Marc Rich begin daisy chaining with his company in Chapter 15? Who assisted him?
6. What did Rich register his company as in Chapter 8? Where did he operate?
7. How were the young traders at Marc Rich's firm described?
8. What was the main problem for Philipp Brothers with the oil trade? Who was concerned about Rich's risks?
9. Where did Rich turn for more oil in the 1970s? How great did his oil empire become?
10. What offices were invaded at gunpoint in Chapter 10? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Describe Marc Rich as the central figure in Metal Men: Marc Rich and the 10-billion-dollar Scam. What personality characteristics are noted of Rich? What were his relationships like?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the effects of the merger between Philipp Brothers and the publicly owned Minerals & Chemicals Corporation. What was the effect of evolving into a publicly owned company?
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