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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Shaybah field is located where?
(a) The Shallow Quarter.
(b) The Exhausted Quater.
(c) The Empty Quarter.
(d) The Eastern Quarter.

2. Some people believe that Saudi Arabia's interest in Shaybah is not desperation, but what?
(a) Security motivated.
(b) Technologically feasible.
(c) Politically motivated.
(d) Common sense.

3. Overproduction and what have contributed to an early decline in production in Russian oil fields?
(a) Civil wars.
(b) Damage to the surrounding areas.
(c) Poor management.
(d) Lack of technology.

4. How many oil fields does Hawtah Trend consist of?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

5. Development of oil in Shaybah is what?
(a) Inexpensive but labor intensive.
(b) Technologically dependent and expensive.
(c) Complex and risky.
(d) A sure thing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. If Saudi Arabian production levels decline sharply, what will they affect?

3. Saudi Arabia, because the oil now is less pure, invests a lot of money in what?

4. What evidence is there to indicate that Saudi Arabian oil fields will be different from the oil fields in the rest of the world?

5. Where are some of the giant oil fields that are geographically and geologically similar to Saudi Arabian fields located?

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