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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Saudi Arabia, because the oil now is less pure, invests a lot of money in what?
(a) Gas oil crude plants.
(b) Gas oil separation plants.
(c) Gas oil purification plants.
(d) Gas oil technology plants.

2. Arab D Zone 2B is what type of formation?
(a) Land.
(b) Mountain.
(c) Geological.
(d) Oceanic.

3. What industry does Matthew Simmons specialize in?
(a) Banking.
(b) Financial.
(c) Energy.
(d) Transportation.

4. With OPEC's secrecy regarding oil production levels, what is unclear?
(a) Whether Saudi Arabia will stay the number one oil producer.
(b) Whether OPEC countries can produce oil.
(c) Whether OPEC countries are engaged in price inflation.
(d) Whether Saudi Arabia can continue production at high levels.

5. At the time of writing this book, Saudi Arabia had produced how many barrels of oil in the past 17 years?
(a) 46 billion.
(b) 34 billion.
(c) 42 billion.
(d) 38 billion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2005, what is the only country in the world with unused oil capacity?

2. Why does Saudi Arabia try to limit oil production?

3. How many technical papers does Simmons use to build his case?

4. When was the Spindletop field discovered?

5. What is one technique used in retrieving oil that can impact the amount of oil eventually recovered?

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