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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who stepped in to restore order as majors and independents feuded in the United States?
(a) California Oil Association (COA)
(b) United States Automobile Association (USAA)
(c) North American Oil Commission (NAOC)
(d) Texas Railroad Commission (TRC)

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

3. Early in 1942, Hitler developed which plan, aimed at the Caucasus and beyond, to the oil fields of Iran and Iraq, and onward to India?
(a) Operation Bleu
(b) Operation Soviet
(c) Operation Caucasus
(d) Operation Volkswagon

4. RDSG geologists put which country atop the list of potential oil finds?
(a) Japan
(b) Venezuela
(c) Guam
(d) France

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who set up the Eastern and General Syndicate to develop business opportunities in the Middle East?

2. Who tried to take over Britain's naval superiority in the 1890s, which instead strengthened Britain's resolve?

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

4. What did Calouste Gulbenkian come to be known as after APOC and Shell gave him shares in their companies?

5. What lead to instigating gasoline rationing in England?

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