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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Calouste Gulbenkian come to be known as after APOC and Shell gave him shares in their companies?
(a) Controlling Interest
(b) King of Persia
(c) Mr. Five Percent
(d) Oil Baron of Persia

2. Who set up the Eastern and General Syndicate to develop business opportunities in the Middle East?
(a) Winston Churchill
(b) Robert Nelson
(c) Frank Holmes
(d) Thomas Neville

3. In October 1940, who bombed Dhahran?
(a) Russia
(b) Italy
(c) Britain
(d) Japan

4. What remained important in finding oil in the 1920s?
(a) Luck
(b) Communication
(c) Geological studies
(d) Aerial pictures

5. What product grew rapidly after its first delivery to England in 1861?
(a) Vasoline
(b) Gasoline
(c) Kerosene
(d) Naphtha

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What document came out of the meeting, which encouraged cooperation by the oil companies?

3. What denied foreign interests access to drilling rights on public lands if their governments denied similar access to Americans?

4. The Royal Dutch company joined forces with what other oil company in 1907?

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

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