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

2. In 1944, the Allies targeted what with bombings in Germany?
(a) Tank factories
(b) Synthetic fuel plants
(c) German submarines
(d) Concentration camps

3. Who toured the Middle East and believed it to be "the greatest prize in history" because of its oil?
(a) Everette Lee DeGolyer
(b) David McNaughton
(c) FDR
(d) James Forrestal

4. What was the name of the pipeline that stretched from Texas to the East Coast?
(a) Little Pip
(b) The Alamo Bootstrap
(c) The Dog Collar
(d) Big Inch

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Germany use to try to disrupt the shipping of oil in the Atlantic?

2. What did Calouste Gulbenkian come to be known as after APOC and Shell gave him shares in their companies?

3. By 1915, APOC was supplying how much of the British Navy's oil needs?

4. Which country did the United States begin transshipping to in 1940?

5. Who bought out Maurice Clark for $72,000?

(see the answer key)

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