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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Offshore exploration is banned in the United States except where?
(a) The Gulf of Mexico.
(b) The Pacific Ocean.
(c) The Atlantic Ocean.
(d) The coast of California.

3. When does oil exploration begin in Saudi Arabia?
(a) 1920's.
(b) 1910's.
(c) 1930's.
(d) 1900's.

4. After the amount of oil in a place is estimated, what is estimated next?
(a) The purity of the oil.
(b) The amount of recoverable oil.
(c) The cost of recovering the oil.
(d) The selling price of the oil.

5. When was Saudi Arabia established?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1932.

Short Answer Questions

1. On March 3, 1938, which well began pumping a significant amount of oil?

2. What title did Ahmed Zaki Yamani hold?

3. Socony-Vaccum became which company?

4. Where is Prudhoe Bay?

5. In the late 1970's, the U.S. estimated the total proven amount of reserves in Saudi Arabia to be what?

(see the answer key)

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