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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which country put an embargo on Iranian imports?
(a) Japan
(b) Canada
(c) Britain
(d) Mexico

2. What is a giant oil field called?
(a) T-Rex
(b) Roman Empire
(c) Big Dipper
(d) Elephant

3. After Iraq expelled Khomeini, where did he go?
(a) Dallas
(b) Cape Town
(c) Paris
(d) Moscow

4. How much of the world's reserves were in the Persian Gulf in 1990?
(a) One half
(b) Ten percent
(c) One quarter
(d) Two-thirds

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On August 2, 1990, 100,000 Iraqi troops invaded which country?

3. What was central in the rise of Arab nationalism?

4. During the "Arab oil embargo" gas princes rose how much in the United States?

5. In 1979, Iran produced what percent of the world's oil?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is 1974 to 1978 known as OPEC's Golden Age?

2. What events change the oil landscape in Iran? What happened to Mossadegh?

3. What actions did Sadat take toward Israel? What was his goal?

4. Who was "Sheikh" Ahmed Zaki Yamani? What impact did he have on the oil industry?

5. What tensions existed between Iran and Iraq? What effect did this have on the oil market?

6. What triggered economic recovery in 1983?

7. What effects did the Second Oil Shock have on the oil industry?

8. How did Britain respond to Nassar's demands about the Canal? How did Eisenhower feel about the events?

9. How did oil companies and governments react to the Second Oil Shock?

10. Why did Iraqi troops invade Kuwait? What was the result?

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