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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. In 1962, what television show became a hit, celebrating the "black gold" that had transformed the face of America?
(a) M.A.S.H.
(b) Green Acres
(c) The Beverly Hillbillies
(d) Leave it to Beaver

2. Who joined forces with Italian oil man Enrico Mattei?
(a) The Shah of Iran
(b) Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso
(c) Abdullah Tariki
(d) President Betancourt

3. Which country set production to achieve price objectives?
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) Kuwait
(c) Iran
(d) Iraq

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

5. What was one of OPEC's goals when it was founded?
(a) To keep Western nations out of Arabia
(b) To restore the price of oil to its precut level
(c) To sell oil as cheaply as possible
(d) To take over the world's oil production

Short Answer Questions

1. What sprung up to process crude oil into kerosene?

2. Japan's original war plan was that how much oil would be sufficient for victory?

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

4. Permanent oil platforms had to withstand waves that were how high?

5. From 1949-72, world oil consumption did what?

(see the answer key)

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