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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the first significant oil find in the Middle East?
(a) Iran.
(b) Dubai.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Bahrain.

2. When does oil exploration begin in Saudi Arabia?
(a) 1920's.
(b) 1900's.
(c) 1910's.
(d) 1930's.

3. How long did it take for the Saudi Arabian population to quadruple?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 40 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 60 years.

4. When the United States's oil production declined, who stepped in to become the world's leading oil producer?
(a) Iran.
(b) Bahrain.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Iraq.

5. What is the partnership called, that is formed to fund drilling and production in Saudi Arabia?
(a) Aramco.
(b) Noramco.
(c) Souamco.
(d) Azaramco.

Short Answer Questions

1. Offshore exploration is banned in the United States except where?

2. During which war did the expansion on the Saudi Arabian oil projects stop?

3. What industry does Matthew Simmons specialize in?

4. Where is Matthew Simmons from?

5. Where is Prudhoe Bay?

(see the answer key)

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