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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Saudi Arabian officials are making impressive predictions about oil fields which have a history of what?
(a) Poor quality and excessive quantities.
(b) Problems and poor performance.
(c) Hard to reach oil but large quantities.
(d) Easily excessible oil and high levels of purity.

2. Where are some of the giant oil fields that are geographically and geologically similar to Saudi Arabian fields located?
(a) Israel.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Dubai.
(d) Oman.

3. Oil in Saudi Arabia will not last ____________.
(a)
(b) For more than a decade.
(c) Forever.
(d) Past the 22nd century.

4. What has happened at the other giant oil fields in the world?
(a) They have peaked, then been brought back with new technology.
(b) They have peaked, then had sharp declines.
(c) They have peaked, and no more oil has been recovered.
(d) They have peaked, and replacements have been found.

5. Where are some of the other giant oil fields in the world, besides Saudi Arabia?
(a) Japan.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Norway.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has been found to replace the aging heavy producing oil fields in Saudi Arabia?

2. What type of zones are found in all three of the super-giant reservoirs in Saudi Arabia?

3. What phenomenon appears to be a part of the life cycle of all large oil fields regardless of their differences?

4. By using the history of other fields around the world, the author hopes to make what point?

5. How long have Saudi Arabia's heavy producers been operating?

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