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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 1930's Oklahoma limited the number of days per month oil companies could operate to protect what?
(a) The state.
(b) Oil prices.
(c) The oil workers.
(d) The environment.

2. When Saudi Arabia entered the world of oil production, it was __________ to generate.
(a) Expensive.
(b) Easy.
(c) Inexpensive.
(d) Difficult.

3. The oil at Hawtah Trend is what?
(a) High purity.
(b) High quality.
(c) Low purity.
(d) Low quality.

4. Many people think there is plenty of oil in Saudi Arabia but that the government limits exploration to control what?
(a) The market.
(b) The economy.
(c) U.S. foriegn policy.
(d) The people of Saudi Arabia.

5. When Saudi Arabia began drilling just for natural gas, they encountered problems with sand and what?
(a) River water.
(b) Graphite.
(c) Silicate crystals.
(d) Saline water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has been found to replace the aging heavy producing oil fields in Saudi Arabia?

2. Hawtah Trend becomes the first oil produced outside of what?

3. When was the Spindletop field discovered?

4. Offshore exploration is banned in the United States except where?

5. Arab D Zone 2B produces approximately how much of the oil output in Saudi Arabia?

(see the answer key)

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