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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who secured the first prospecting right in Saudi Arabia?
(a) AMCAL.
(b) NOCAL.
(c) SOCAL.
(d) USCAL.

2. Saudia Arabia became the third largest oil producer in the world behind who?
(a) Russia.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Norway.
(d) Belgium.

3. From 1950-1982, OPEC published information on production levels for each field how often?
(a) Once a decade.
(b) Once every five years.
(c) At least once a year.
(d) Never.

4. Why does Saudi Arabia try to limit oil production?
(a) To limit the number of Americans in the country.
(b) To prevent damages from overproduction.
(c) To keep oil prices high.
(d) To keep national control over the oil fields.

5. Which U.S. President supported the creation of the State of Israel?
(a) Truman.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Polk.
(d) Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1930's Oklahoma limited the number of days per month oil companies could operate to protect what?

2. How long did it take Saudi Arabia to increase production from three million barrels a day to eight million barrels a day?

3. The new technology that Saudi Arabia has been implementing in their wells is associated with wells that have what?

4. What did Saudi Arabian engineers present at the S.P.E. conferences?

5. Where is the Spindletop field located?

(see the answer key)

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