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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 one of the main third-world nations that Marc Rich targeted for oil in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

5. Marc Rich's new office in Chapter 12 was atop a skyscraper where?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did Marc Rich establish his own business in Chapter 8? Why did he choose this locale?

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

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

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

6. What was the reaction of the New York offices following the gunpoint incident in Chapter 10? How was Rich connected to the affair?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the history of Philipp Brothers trading company. When was the company opened and where? When and how did it expand?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the early childhood of Marc Rich. Where was he born? What was his family like? When did the family move to the United States and why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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