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

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

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

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

5. When did the United States's oil production peak?
(a) 1980's.
(b) 1970's.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1990's.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did prorating end?

3. When was the first significant oil find in the Middle East?

4. Socony-Vaccum became which company?

5. Who insists that Saudi Arabia will continue to be able to meet the demand for oil?

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