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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 took over leadership of Standard from Rockefeller?
(a) Daniel Rockefeller
(b) John Mellon
(c) Immanuel Nobel
(d) John D. Archibold

2. Which country did not have a quota?
(a) Kuwait
(b) Iran
(c) China
(d) Saudi Arabia

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

4. Outside the U.S., oil exploration in the Western Hemisphere centered where?
(a) Brazil
(b) Panama
(c) Chile
(d) Mexico

5. Permanent oil platforms had to withstand waves that were how high?
(a) 90 feet
(b) 60 feet
(c) 20 feet
(d) 45 feet

Short Answer Questions

1. The US sold arms to which country in an effort to win freedom for American hostages in Lebanon?

2. Who did Carter admit to the US for medical treatment?

3. What overcame Ibn Saud's reticence to allow infidel money into his kingdom?

4. Who conducted a new series of investigations into the oil companies' activities?

5. What is a giant oil field called?

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