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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. During which war did the expansion on the Saudi Arabian oil projects stop?
(a) The 20 years war.
(b) World War I.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) World War II.

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

4. Water became a commonly used primary technique in what area first?
(a) Iran.
(b) Alaska.
(c) China.
(d) Russia.

5. Why did the reports on the production levels for each field end?
(a) They were too expensive.
(b) They were not helpful to anyone.
(c) They were considered security breaches.
(d) No one knows the true reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how much does it cost to dispose of the water generated by oil production?

2. What else does Saudi Arabia harvest from the oil fields?

3. At the time of writing this book, Saudi Arabia had produced how many barrels of oil in the past 17 years?

4. In 1988, the Saudi Arabian government raised the estimate of oil reserves in the country to what level?

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

(see the answer key)

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