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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. Who took over leadership of Standard from Rockefeller?
(a) John D. Archibold
(b) John Mellon
(c) Daniel Rockefeller
(d) Immanuel Nobel

2. Who bought out Maurice Clark for $72,000?
(a) Daniel Standard
(b) Marvin H. Davis
(c) Woodrow Wilson
(d) John D. Rockefeller

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

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

5. What was lacking in the mid-19th century in regard to oil?
(a) The technology to convert oil to something usable
(b) A belief in oil's uses
(c) An economical way to harvest it
(d) A use for it

Short Answer Questions

1. Who favored favored domestic spending over war preparations against Germany in 1911?

2. What lead to instigating gasoline rationing in England?

3. Who perfected the incandescent light bulb?

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

5. What did England sign in 1907 to foil German penetration into the Middle East?

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