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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much unexplored area is there in Saudi Arabia?
(a) Very little.
(b) None.
(c) Some.
(d) A lot.

2. When did Saudi Arabia begin drilling for natural gas not associated with oil?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1982.

3. From 1940 to 1968, oil exploration in Saudi Arabia is what?
(a) Moderately successful.
(b) Extremely successful.
(c) Not successful.
(d) A failure.

4. According to Saudi Arabian officials, how long did it take before they found oil at Yerbin Field?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 7 years.

5. At the October 2003 SPE conference, how many papers were presented by Saudi Arabian authors?
(a) 12.
(b) 17.
(c) 14.
(d) 9.

6. Shaybah is located near Saudi Arabia's border with what nation?
(a) United Arab Emirates.
(b) Iran.
(c) Bahrain.
(d) Egypt.

7. Some people believe that Saudi Arabia's interest in Shaybah is not desperation, but what?
(a) Security motivated.
(b) Politically motivated.
(c) Common sense.
(d) Technologically feasible.

8. Where are some of the giant oil fields that are geographically and geologically similar to Saudi Arabian fields located?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Dubai.
(c) Oman.
(d) Israel.

9. The Shaybah field is located where?
(a) The Empty Quarter.
(b) The Exhausted Quater.
(c) The Shallow Quarter.
(d) The Eastern Quarter.

10. When Abdullah Jumah was asked to allow outside auditors in to verify the field production data, what was his response?
(a) "Of course we will."
(b) "No one understand Saudi oil better than Saudis."
(c) "We have our own auditors."
(d) "Why should we?"

11. When was Hawtah Trend discovered?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1992.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1996.

12. Oil in Saudi Arabia will not last ____________.
(a) Past the 22nd century.
(b)
(c) Forever.
(d) For more than a decade.

13. The neutral zone oil is shared between Saudi Arabia and what country?
(a) Iran.
(b) Kuwait.
(c) Dubai.
(d) Iraq.

14. When was Yerbin field discovered?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2002.
(d) 2001.

15. Who printed in 2005 an article about Saudi Arabian oil fields facing challenges?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The New Yorker.
(c) Newsweek.
(d) The Economist.

Short Answer Questions

1. The oil at Hawtah Trend is what?

2. The super-giant oil fields cannot be part of the alternatives because what process, currently used there, makes them useless?

3. How long have Saudi Arabia's heavy producers been operating?

4. In the 1950's natural gas was seen as a useful product for what?

5. What do the odds indicate about future oil discovery in Saudi Arabia?

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