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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. How much money did Rich commit to the entire deal with Iran without first having a buyer in place in Chapter 7?
2. When did Robbie Lichtenstern die?
3. Where did Rich and Pinky set up the headquarters for their company in Chapter 8?
4. When did the Ayatollah Khomeini take control of Iran?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What offices were invaded at gunpoint in Chapter 10? Why?
2. When and why did Marc Rich purchase 20th Century Fox?
3. What did Rich register his company as in Chapter 8? Where did he operate?
4. What two employees was Marc Rich greatly disappointed by in Chapter 12? What had each done?
5. How had the Arab oil embargo affected the oil trade in Chapter 15? What illegal activity arose during this time?
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 was Rich's plan for "The Mutiny" in Chapter 6? How did it play out?
8. What were Marc Rich's dealings with the Iranians described as in Chapter 9? Why did the Iranians deal with Rich?
9. What deal did Marc Rich make through Ali Rezai in Chapter 8? What price did Rich pay for the deal?
10. Where did Rich turn for more oil in the 1970s? How great did his oil empire become?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the indictments and charges against Marc Rich and Pincus Green. Who led the prosecution team against Rich? How much money was recovered for the U.S. government? Where are Rich and Green today?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the metal trading industry as it was illustrated by the author in the Introduction and Chapter 1 of Metal Men: Marc Rich and the 10-billion-dollar Scam. Where was the industry headquartered? Why?
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