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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was banned in 1943 in the U.S.?
(a) Taxi cabs
(b) Shipping via train
(c) Having more than one private vehicle
(d) Nonessential driving

2. Japan believed that what was the biggest liability for Germans in WWI, leading to their defeat?
(a) Cultural beliefs
(b) Tanks
(c) Money
(d) Petroleum

3. How did Eisenhower feel about the attack on Egypt?
(a) Resigned and depressed
(b) Indifferent
(c) Cautiously happy
(d) Surprised and angry

4. By 1950, what was the primary fuel source in America?
(a) Synthetic fuel
(b) Electricity
(c) Coal
(d) Oil

5. What sprung up to process crude oil into kerosene?
(a) Quarries
(b) Factories
(c) Refineries
(d) Labratories

Short Answer Questions

1. What denied foreign interests access to drilling rights on public lands if their governments denied similar access to Americans?

2. In 1962, what television show became a hit, celebrating the "black gold" that had transformed the face of America?

3. The exporters' combined earnings was how much in 1977?

4. Who launched an investigation into Standard Oil?

5. In 1965, who won two-thirds of the exploration leases on the Prudhoe Bay structure?

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