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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 wanted to attended OPEC's 1986 meeting as an observer?
(a) England
(b) Mexico
(c) United States
(d) Germany
2. Exxon spent a billion dollars on what in 1980?
(a) Reassuring consumers with advertising
(b) Shale oil development
(c) A lawsuit from Texaco
(d) A platform in the Bay of Fundy
3. What was Abdullah Tariki's nickname?
(a) Shah of Petroleum
(b) Red Sheikh
(c) Elephant
(d) Oil King
4. Who was named Saudi Arabia's Director of Oil and Mining Affairs?
(a) Gamal Abedel Nasser
(b) Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso
(c) Abdullah Tariki
(d) President Betancourt
5. What was a military action to capture Abadan that the British considered?
(a) Plan Arabia
(b) Plan Fraser
(c) Plan Oil
(d) Plan Y
Short Answer Questions
1. Who joined forces with Italian oil man Enrico Mattei?
2. The summer of 1990 was marked by euphoria over the end of what?
3. "Sheikh" Ahmed Zaki Yamani was whose protege?
4. What is a giant oil field called?
5. Which nuclear power plant malfunctioned just after the OPEC meeting?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is 1974 to 1978 known as OPEC's Golden Age?
2. Why did world oil consumption grow so fast in the period between 1949 and 1972? Which countries or areas experienced this growth?
3. What triggered economic recovery in 1983?
4. What were some of the challenges of harvesting oil in Alaska? How did the oil companies address some of the issues?
5. Who was "Sheikh" Ahmed Zaki Yamani? What impact did he have on the oil industry?
6. What effects did cheap gas have in the United States in the 1950s? Why were consumers able to obtain cheap gas during this time?
7. What did Senator Henry ("Scoop") Jackson investigate? How did people respond to these investigations?
8. Venezuela's Alirio Parra helped stabilize OPEC through a meeting with oil leaders. Why was the meeting held? What came out of this meeting?
9. Why did Iraqi troops invade Kuwait? What was the result?
10. What changes occurred in Libya in the 1970s with regard to the oil industry?
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