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

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

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

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

5. The Rothschilds created what company in 1902?
(a) Standard Oil Company
(b) Royal Dutch Company
(c) Shell Oil Company
(d) Asiatic Petroleum Company

Short Answer Questions

1. Who perfected the incandescent light bulb?

2. "Colonel" Edwin Drake applied the salt drilling techniques of what country to oil?

3. In 1901, the Shah gave D'Arcy access to how much of the country?

4. Who bought out Maurice Clark for $72,000?

5. Oil prices dropped after what event?

(see the answer key)

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