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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What company did John D. Rockefeller and Henry Flagler start?
(a) Citgo, Inc.
(b) Exxon Mobil, Inc.
(c) Standard Oil Company
(d) Irving Oil Company

2. Germans pioneered the extraction of what from coal before World War I?
(a) Synthetic fuels
(b) Petroleum
(c) Oil
(d) Nitrogen

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

4. What weakened OPEC's position?
(a) The opening of new oil provinces
(b) The closing of the Suez Canal
(c) The cost of oil
(d) The Korean War

5. The prices of oil did what between 1970 and 1973?
(a) Decreased by 10 percent
(b) Remained the same
(c) Fell sharply
(d) Doubled

Short Answer Questions

1. Which state was proclaimed in the Middle East that led to increasing tensions and conflicts in the region?

2. On October 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a massive coordinated attack on which country?

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

4. What was the main determinant of energy and oil consumption?

5. The deals between countries and oil companies for royalties and other fees were referred to as what?

(see the answer key)

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