View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Abdullah Jumah hold in the Saudi Arabian oil company?

2. What evidence is there to indicate that Saudi Arabian oil fields will be different from the oil fields in the rest of the world?

3. From 1940 to 1968, oil exploration in Saudi Arabia is what?

4. Why is the most accurate way to determine the true potential of a reserve rarely done?

5. When can the true recoverability figures of an oil reserve be discovered?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is the book titled Twilight in the Desert? Include specific evidence from the book in support of your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, explain why Saudi Arabian oil is important to the world and what reasons Saudi Arabia would have for not releasing field production data.

Essay Topic 3

Using evidence from the book to support your answer, what indications are given to show that Saudi Arabian oil production is slowing down?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 227 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample