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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. What company did John D. Rockefeller and Henry Flagler start?
(a) Irving Oil Company
(b) Standard Oil Company
(c) Citgo, Inc.
(d) Exxon Mobil, Inc.

2. The Royal Dutch company joined forces with what other oil company in 1907?
(a) Standard
(b) Exxon
(c) Shell
(d) BP

3. J. N. Pews in 1876 pioneered the use of natural gas to light which city?
(a) Pittsburgh
(b) New York
(c) Boston
(d) Albany

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

5. Who masterminded strikes against the Rothschilds' interests in Russia?
(a) Marcus Samuel
(b) John D. Rockefeller
(c) Joseph Stalin
(d) Immanuel Nobel

Short Answer Questions

1. Who instituted a vast building project in the British Navy to transform the fleet to use oil?

2. What was lacking in the mid-19th century in regard to oil?

3. The Royal Dutch Company set up operations where?

4. What did England sign in 1907 to foil German penetration into the Middle East?

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

(see the answer key)

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