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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If Saudi Arabian production levels decline sharply, what will they affect?
(a) European oil supplies.
(b) Global oil supplies.
(c) American oil supplies.
(d) Regional oil supplies.

2. When Abdullah Jumah was asked to allow outside auditors in to verify the field production data, what was his response?
(a) "No one understand Saudi oil better than Saudis."
(b) "Of course we will."
(c) "Why should we?"
(d) "We have our own auditors."

3. In the early days of oil exploration, natural gas was seen as what?
(a) An indicator oil was nearby.
(b) A challenge.
(c) A problem to overcome.
(d) Worthless.

4. The oil at Hawtah Trend is what?
(a) Low purity.
(b) High quality.
(c) Low quality.
(d) High purity.

5. The Shaybah field is located where?
(a) The Eastern Quarter.
(b) The Exhausted Quater.
(c) The Empty Quarter.
(d) The Shallow Quarter.

6. Overproduction and what have contributed to an early decline in production in Russian oil fields?
(a) Damage to the surrounding areas.
(b) Civil wars.
(c) Lack of technology.
(d) Poor management.

7. Many people think there is plenty of oil in Saudi Arabia but that the government limits exploration to control what?
(a) The market.
(b) U.S. foriegn policy.
(c) The economy.
(d) The people of Saudi Arabia.

8. How long have Saudi Arabia's heavy producers been operating?
(a) 40 - 80 years.
(b) 40 - 70 years.
(c) 40 - 50 years.
(d) 40 - 60 years.

9. Between 2004 and 2006, how many oil discoveries were made?
(a) Nine.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Fifteen.

10. What makes it unlikely that the papers presented to the SPE are exaggerations to make the authors look impressive?
(a) The SPE screening process.
(b) The details in the papers.
(c) The professionalism of the writers.
(d) The sheer volume of papers.

11. Saudi Arabian officials are making impressive predictions about oil fields which have a history of what?
(a) Problems and poor performance.
(b) Easily excessible oil and high levels of purity.
(c) Hard to reach oil but large quantities.
(d) Poor quality and excessive quantities.

12. What phenomenon appears to be a part of the life cycle of all large oil fields regardless of their differences?
(a) The second life phenomenon.
(b) The water/natural gas improvement phenomenon.
(c) The peak/decline phenomenon.
(d) The decay phenomenon.

13. The super-giant oil fields cannot be part of the alternatives because what process, currently used there, makes them useless?
(a) Multivariate drilling programs.
(b) Water injection programs.
(c) Purification programs.
(d) Natural gas injection programs.

14. What do the odds indicate about future oil discovery in Saudi Arabia?
(a) It is very likely.
(b) It is promising, but won't happen soon.
(c) It is slightly possible, but will take a lot of money.
(d) It is unlikely.

15. How much unexplored area is there in Saudi Arabia?
(a) Some.
(b) A lot.
(c) None.
(d) Very little.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shaybah is located near Saudi Arabia's border with what nation?

2. The information contained in the SPE papers confirms the uncertainty of Saudi Arabia's what?

3. In the 1950's natural gas was seen as a useful product for what?

4. Instead of helping to recover more oil from older fields, technology has done what?

5. If the estimates of Saudi Arabian oil reserves made in the 1970's were accurate, what is about to end?

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