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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) Quarries
(b) Factories
(c) Labratories
(d) Refineries

2. Who masterminded strikes against the Rothschilds' interests in Russia?
(a) Immanuel Nobel
(b) Joseph Stalin
(c) Marcus Samuel
(d) John D. Rockefeller

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

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

5. Who tried to take over Britain's naval superiority in the 1890s, which instead strengthened Britain's resolve?
(a) The United States
(b) Russia
(c) Germany
(d) France

Short Answer Questions

1. By 1915, APOC was supplying how much of the British Navy's oil needs?

2. Oil prices dropped after what event?

3. What company did John D. Rockefeller and Henry Flagler start?

4. What method of delivery for oil did the oil companies settle on to avoid teamster conflicts?

5. Who instituted a vast building project in the British Navy to transform the fleet to use oil?

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