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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ghawar known for?
(a) World's most political oil reserve.
(b) World's most fragile oil reserve.
(c) World's richest oil reserve.
(d) World's most hard-to-reach oil reserve.

2. Where was the first significant oil find in the Middle East?
(a) Dubai.
(b) Bahrain.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Iran.

3. How many technical papers does Simmons use to build his case?
(a) Over 50.
(b) Over 100.
(c) Over 150.
(d) Over 200.

4. Saudi Arabia becomes an oil super power when whose oil production declines?
(a) United States.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Iraq.

5. When does the Middle East become associated with oil production?
(a) 1930's.
(b) 1960's.
(c) 1940's.
(d) 1950's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Simmons uses technical papers written for whom?

2. What industry does Matthew Simmons specialize in?

3. How long did it take Saudi Arabia to increase production from three million barrels a day to eight million barrels a day?

4. When was the Spindletop field discovered?

5. Who secured the first prospecting right in Saudi Arabia?

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