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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 12 | Part 2, Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By 1915, APOC was supplying how much of the British Navy's oil needs?
(a) 50%
(b) 75%
(c) 20%
(d) 90%

2. The Royal Dutch Company set up operations where?
(a) Brazil
(b) Russia
(c) Canada
(d) Sumatra

3. What remained important in finding oil in the 1920s?
(a) Luck
(b) Communication
(c) Aerial pictures
(d) Geological studies

4. What sprung up to process crude oil into kerosene?
(a) Labratories
(b) Refineries
(c) Quarries
(d) Factories

5. In 1901, the Shah gave D'Arcy access to how much of the country?
(a) 75%
(b) 95%
(c) 15%
(d) 35%

Short Answer Questions

1. What event in the 1920s plunged oil into dire straits?

2. The Rothschilds created what company in 1902?

3. Who perfected the incandescent light bulb?

4. Who launched an investigation into Standard Oil?

5. Who stepped in to restore order as majors and independents feuded in the United States?

(see the answer key)

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