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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 8 | Part 2, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Britain wanted to keep whose oil out of the hands of the Russians and French in the early 1900s?
(a) Canadian
(b) South African
(c) Persian
(d) Sumatran

2. By 1879, Standard controlled what percentage of U.S. refining capacity, as well as the pipelines, gathering systems, and transportation?
(a) 90%
(b) 10%
(c) 50%
(d) 25%

3. What was lacking in the mid-19th century in regard to oil?
(a) A belief in oil's uses
(b) An economical way to harvest it
(c) The technology to convert oil to something usable
(d) A use for it

4. Who instituted a vast building project in the British Navy to transform the fleet to use oil?
(a) Woodrow Wilson
(b) Daniel D'Arcy
(c) Winston Churchill
(d) Kaiser Wilhelm

5. By 1915, APOC was supplying how much of the British Navy's oil needs?
(a) 90%
(b) 75%
(c) 50%
(d) 20%

Short Answer Questions

1. Who perfected the incandescent light bulb?

2. Who published a book on the history of Standard Oil Company?

3. J. N. Pews in 1876 pioneered the use of natural gas to light which city?

4. The Rothschilds created what company in 1902?

5. Who favored favored domestic spending over war preparations against Germany in 1911?

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