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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Matthew Simmons from?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Texas.
(d) Georgia.

2. Where is the Spindletop field located?
(a) Alaska.
(b) California.
(c) Texas.
(d) Louisiana.

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

4. Which U.S. President supported the creation of the State of Israel?
(a) Kennedy.
(b) Polk.
(c) Truman.
(d) Johnson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the United States's oil production declined, who stepped in to become the world's leading oil producer?

2. In 2005, the world's demand for oil exceeds what?

3. What evidence is there to support Saudi Arabia's claim that there is enough oil in their fields to last forever?

4. What did Saudi Arabian engineers present at the S.P.E. conferences?

5. What job does Matthew Simmons hold?

(see the answer key)

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