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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. The "horseless carriage" was developed by whom?
(a) Henry Ford
(b) Alexander Graham Bell
(c) Thomas Edison
(d) Orville Wright

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

3. Who perfected the incandescent light bulb?
(a) Alexander Graham Bell
(b) Benjamin Franklin
(c) Thomas Edison
(d) Guglielmo Marconi

4. Who favored favored domestic spending over war preparations against Germany in 1911?
(a) Woodrow Wilson
(b) Nicholas II
(c) Winston Churchill
(d) Nelson Mandela

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sprung up to process crude oil into kerosene?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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