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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 8 | Part 2, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sprung up to process crude oil into kerosene?
(a) Factories
(b) Refineries
(c) Labratories
(d) Quarries

2. Who launched an investigation into Standard Oil?
(a) Theodore Roosevelt
(b) H. H. Rogers
(c) Woodrow Wilson
(d) Mark Twain

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By 1879, Standard controlled what percentage of U.S. refining capacity, as well as the pipelines, gathering systems, and transportation?

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

3. Who published a book on the history of Standard Oil Company?

4. J. N. Pews in 1876 pioneered the use of natural gas to light which city?

5. What was lacking in the mid-19th century in regard to oil?

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