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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. Where is Matthew Simmons from?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Texas.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Louisiana.

2. Sanfaniya is located where?
(a) Under mountains.
(b) Offshore.
(c) In a valley.
(d) Beneath a river.

3. When does the Middle East become associated with oil production?
(a) 1960's.
(b) 1950's.
(c) 1930's.
(d) 1940's.

4. The crude oil coming from Saudi Arabia contains liberal amounts of what, which makes it less pure?
(a) Sea water.
(b) Salt.
(c) Sand.
(d) Carbon.

5. What will Saudi Arabia face if the oil production declines?
(a) Transportation problems.
(b) Religious problems.
(c) International problems.
(d) Economic problems.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the amount of oil in a place is estimated, what is estimated next?

2. Where is the Spindletop field located?

3. Why did the reports on the production levels for each field end?

4. Who developed Parallel Oil, Water, and Gas Reservoir Stimulator?

5. In 2002, a paper was published, by Saudi experts, that detailed the problems with oil recovery at what Ghawar location?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is causing some success at reviving dead zones of Abqaiq?

2. What happens to Saudi Arabia in the years prior to the 1970's, and why is it unusual?

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

4. What happens if Saudi Arabia runs out of natural gas?

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

6. Why are estimated recovery figures highly inaccurate?

7. Describe Ghawar.

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

9. What important discovery occurred in 1996?

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

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