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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take Saudi Arabia to increase production from three million barrels a day to eight million barrels a day?
(a) Six months.
(b) Four years.
(c) Two and a half years.
(d) One year.

2. What is Ghawar known for?
(a) World's most hard-to-reach oil reserve.
(b) World's richest oil reserve.
(c) World's most fragile oil reserve.
(d) World's most political oil reserve.

3. What industry does Matthew Simmons specialize in?
(a) Banking.
(b) Transportation.
(c) Energy.
(d) Financial.

4. When does oil production begin in Saudia Arabia?
(a) 1970's.
(b) 1930's.
(c) 1940's.
(d) 1960's.

5. Who promised King Faisal's father that Saudia Arabia would be consulted on any U.S. decision involving Palestine?
(a) F.D.R.
(b) L.B.J.
(c) Kennedy.
(d) Nixon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Offshore exploration is banned in the United States except where?

2. When did the United States's oil production peak?

3. During which war did the expansion on the Saudi Arabian oil projects stop?

4. Who secured the first prospecting right in Saudi Arabia?

5. When was the first significant oil find in the Middle East?

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