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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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

2. Which of the following was a parent company of Casoc?
(a) BP
(b) Exxon
(c) Shell
(d) Texaco

3. What agreement signed in 1944, assured "equity" to all parties, including the oil producing countries?
(a) Saudi-English Oil Pact
(b) Anglo-American Petroleum Agreement
(c) Saudi-American Oil Pact
(d) Kuwait-Saudi Agreement

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

5. Britain and France joined with what country to plan an attack on Egypt?
(a) The United States
(b) Japan
(c) Israel
(d) Germany

Short Answer Questions

1. In the early 1930s, the United States provided how much of Japan's oil imports?

2. New York City restricted what in 1965?

3. What was lacking in the mid-19th century in regard to oil?

4. Which country placed troops in the Canal Zone to protect it for oil purposes?

5. What accelerated the American escape to the suburbs?

(see the answer key)

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