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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1901, the Shah gave D'Arcy access to how much of the country?
(a) 15%
(b) 75%
(c) 95%
(d) 35%

2. In 1947, the Interior Department started a program to stockpile how many barrels of oil each day?
(a) Four thousand
(b) Six hundred
(c) Two million
(d) Eight hundred thousand

3. Britain wanted to keep whose oil out of the hands of the Russians and French in the early 1900s?
(a) Canadian
(b) Sumatran
(c) South African
(d) Persian

4. What did England sign in 1907 to foil German penetration into the Middle East?
(a) Anglo-Russian Convention
(b) English-Saudi Agreement
(c) London-Turkey Treaty
(d) England-Persia Agreement

5. Who stepped in to restore order as majors and independents feuded in the United States?
(a) California Oil Association (COA)
(b) Texas Railroad Commission (TRC)
(c) North American Oil Commission (NAOC)
(d) United States Automobile Association (USAA)

Short Answer Questions

1. Britain and France joined with what country to plan an attack on Egypt?

2. Early in 1942, Hitler developed which plan, aimed at the Caucasus and beyond, to the oil fields of Iran and Iraq, and onward to India?

3. Which German commander was stopped due to a lack of petrol in North Africa?

4. "Dad" Joiner found oil in a Texas field that came to be known as what?

5. In 1944, the Allies targeted what with bombings in Germany?

(see the answer key)

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