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

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

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

4. Who became Britain's chief oil supplier just before WWI?
(a) Exxon
(b) APOC
(c) Shell
(d) Royal Dutch

5. What lead to instigating gasoline rationing in England?
(a) German U-boats use of oil
(b) Taxi cabs
(c) A broken pipeline
(d) German control of Persia

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which other country provided oil for Japan in the early 1930s?

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

4. What did Britain capture to secure the strategic approaches to oil and ensure the safety of the Amir of Kuwait?

5. The Royal Dutch Company set up operations where?

(see the answer key)

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