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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On April 5, 1945, who prepared to advance on Japan?
(a) Australia
(b) France
(c) Canada
(d) The Soviet Union

2. What material was rationed in the U.S. during the war?
(a) Cotton
(b) Water
(c) Rubber
(d) Oil

3. "Colonel" Edwin Drake applied the salt drilling techniques of what country to oil?
(a) Kenya
(b) Australia
(c) Iran
(d) China

4. Which German commander was stopped due to a lack of petrol in North Africa?
(a) Erwin Rommel
(b) Joseph Stalin
(c) Friedrich Bergius
(d) Adolf Hitler

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What project did Nixon introduce to make the US less oil dependent?

2. Which country put an embargo on Iranian imports?

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

4. In 1965, who won two-thirds of the exploration leases on the Prudhoe Bay structure?

5. What was the main determinant of energy and oil consumption?

(see the answer key)

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