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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tried to take over Britain's naval superiority in the 1890s, which instead strengthened Britain's resolve?
(a) The United States
(b) Russia
(c) Germany
(d) France

2. Who bought out Maurice Clark for $72,000?
(a) Marvin H. Davis
(b) Daniel Standard
(c) John D. Rockefeller
(d) Woodrow Wilson

3. RDSG geologists put which country atop the list of potential oil finds?
(a) Venezuela
(b) Japan
(c) Guam
(d) France

4. Which other country provided oil for Japan in the early 1930s?
(a) South Africa
(b) Dutch East Indies
(c) Mexico
(d) Britain

5. Which Swedish inventor established a considerable industrial company in Russia?
(a) Nils von Dardel
(b) Auguste Comte
(c) Immanuel Nobel
(d) Nicklas Lidstrom

Short Answer Questions

1. Who masterminded strikes against the Rothschilds' interests in Russia?

2. Outside the U.S., oil exploration in the Western Hemisphere centered where?

3. The Royal Dutch company joined forces with what other oil company in 1907?

4. What lead to instigating gasoline rationing in England?

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

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