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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In 1990, what percentage of Berri's wells were shut down?
(a) 40 percent.
(b) 25 percent.
(c) 45 percent.
(d) 30 percent.

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

4. Arab D Zone 2B contains what type of rock?
(a) Graphite.
(b) No rock at all.
(c) Volcanic.
(d) Porous.

5. What evidence is there to support Saudi Arabia's claim that there is enough oil in their fields to last forever?
(a) Scientific evidence.
(b) Independent investigations.
(c) Government reports.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Without any significant new discoveries, Saudi Arabia will lose what percentage of its oil production when Ghawar closes down?

2. In what year did Abqaiq start operating?

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

4. The three northern sites of Ghawar represent what total of the field?

5. A Society of Petroleum Engineers paper written in 2004 describes what type of pump project as being successful in reviving several of Abqaiq's dead zones?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does King Faisal do for Saudi Arabia, thanks in large part to the newfound wealth from oil production?

2. What did the great demand for natural gas lead Saudi Arabia to do?

3. What are appraisal wells and why are they not drilled frequently?

4. What did Dr. Saleri highlight in his 2003 paper that confirms finding oil in Saudi Arabia is challenging?

5. What happened to prevent the development of the oil fields in Alaska's Prudhoe Bay?

6. Why did Saudi Arabia ban oil sales to the United States in 1973?

7. What kinds of modern technologies are used to search for oil?

8. What does Simmons claim is happening to Saudi Arabia's oil supplies?

9. Why are Abqaiq, Sanfaniya, and Berri having technological challenges similar to Ghawar?

10. What has changed in the way Saudi Arabia views natural gas over the years?

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