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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. The Royal Dutch company joined forces with what other oil company in 1907?
(a) BP
(b) Standard
(c) Exxon
(d) Shell

2. Japan believed that what was the biggest liability for Germans in WWI, leading to their defeat?
(a) Cultural beliefs
(b) Petroleum
(c) Tanks
(d) Money

3. A Bolshevik newspaper spoke of oil as what?
(a) Black Money
(b) Oily Funds
(c) Quick Cash
(d) Liquid Gold

4. By 1915, APOC was supplying how much of the British Navy's oil needs?
(a) 90%
(b) 20%
(c) 75%
(d) 50%

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did FDR appoint to head the Department of the Interior, in addition to the newly created positions of Oil Administrator and Public Works Administrator?

2. Who became Britain's chief oil supplier just before WWI?

3. The Royal Dutch Company set up operations where?

4. What lead to instigating gasoline rationing in England?

5. What product grew rapidly after its first delivery to England in 1861?

(see the answer key)

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