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

2. What did England sign in 1907 to foil German penetration into the Middle East?
(a) London-Turkey Treaty
(b) English-Saudi Agreement
(c) Anglo-Russian Convention
(d) England-Persia Agreement

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

4. J. N. Pews in 1876 pioneered the use of natural gas to light which city?
(a) Boston
(b) Albany
(c) New York
(d) Pittsburgh

5. Which Swedish inventor established a considerable industrial company in Russia?
(a) Nicklas Lidstrom
(b) Nils von Dardel
(c) Auguste Comte
(d) Immanuel Nobel

Short Answer Questions

1. What lead to instigating gasoline rationing in England?

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

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

4. Who launched an investigation into Standard Oil?

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

(see the answer key)

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