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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Japan's original war plan was that how much oil would be sufficient for victory?
(a) 5 years' worth
(b) 9 week's worth
(c) 2 years' worth
(d) 1 month's worth

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

3. "Colonel" Edwin Drake applied the salt drilling techniques of what country to oil?
(a) Kenya
(b) China
(c) Iran
(d) Australia

4. Outside the U.S., oil exploration in the Western Hemisphere centered where?
(a) Brazil
(b) Panama
(c) Chile
(d) Mexico

5. "Dad" Joiner found oil in a Texas field that came to be known as what?
(a) The Liquid Bank
(b) The Oil Gusher
(c) The Cash Creator
(d) The Black Giant

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take Japan to seize control of the oil in the East Indies?

2. Oil prices dropped after what event?

3. Who stepped in to restore order as majors and independents feuded in the United States?

4. What did Britain capture to secure the strategic approaches to oil and ensure the safety of the Amir of Kuwait?

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

(see the answer key)

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