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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. During which war did the expansion on the Saudi Arabian oil projects stop?
(a) The 20 years war.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) World War II.
(d) World War I.

3. How long did it take Saudi Arabia to increase production from three million barrels a day to eight million barrels a day?
(a) Two and a half years.
(b) Six months.
(c) Four years.
(d) One year.

4. When was the first significant oil find in the Middle East?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1908.

5. The new technology that Saudi Arabia has been implementing in their wells is associated with wells that have what?
(a) Had problems with their production.
(b) Held steady in production.
(c) Increased in production.
(d) Declined in production.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Spindletop field located?

2. When does the Middle East become associated with oil production?

3. Why does Saudi Arabia try to limit oil production?

4. When was the Spindletop field discovered?

5. What title did Ahmed Zaki Yamani hold?

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