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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. Japan invaded which country in 1931?
(a) Korea
(b) Russia
(c) India
(d) China

2. What did Britain capture to secure the strategic approaches to oil and ensure the safety of the Amir of Kuwait?
(a) Beirut
(b) Jerusalem
(c) Tehran
(d) Basra

3. What product grew rapidly after its first delivery to England in 1861?
(a) Kerosene
(b) Gasoline
(c) Naphtha
(d) Vasoline

4. Who conducted a new series of investigations into the oil companies' activities?
(a) Richard Nixon
(b) Senator James Niels
(c) Senator Alexander Daniels
(d) Senator Henry Jackson

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What weakened OPEC's position?

2. How did Eisenhower feel about the attack on Egypt?

3. What accelerated the American escape to the suburbs?

4. The prices of oil did what between 1970 and 1973?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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