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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. Who succeeded Nasser in 1970?
(a) Anwar Sadat
(b) Hafez al-Assad
(c) Golda Meir
(d) Leonid Brezhnev

2. "Sheikh" Ahmed Zaki Yamani was whose protege?
(a) Hebert Goodman
(b) The Shah of Iran
(c) Crown Prince Fahd
(d) Prince Faisal

3. The US sold arms to which country in an effort to win freedom for American hostages in Lebanon?
(a) Iran
(b) Nepal
(c) Israel
(d) India

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

5. Japan believed that what was the biggest liability for Germans in WWI, leading to their defeat?
(a) Petroleum
(b) Tanks
(c) Cultural beliefs
(d) Money

Short Answer Questions

1. Which country put an embargo on Iranian imports?

2. In 1962, what television show became a hit, celebrating the "black gold" that had transformed the face of America?

3. What did Germany use to try to disrupt the shipping of oil in the Atlantic?

4. Who was named Saudi Arabia's Director of Oil and Mining Affairs?

5. Who published a book on the history of Standard Oil Company?

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