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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did geologists determine that the Arab D Zone has eroded away and been replaced by younger rock?
(a) 2002.
(b) 1996.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1998.

2. Development of oil in Shaybah is what?
(a) A sure thing.
(b) Technologically dependent and expensive.
(c) Inexpensive but labor intensive.
(d) Complex and risky.

3. Where was the first significant oil find in the Middle East?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Iran.
(c) Dubai.
(d) Bahrain.

4. In 2005, what is the only country in the world with unused oil capacity?
(a) United States.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) Bahrain.
(d) Kuwait.

5. The oil production in southern Ghawar is what?
(a) Inexpensive and extensive.
(b) Expensive and extensive.
(c) Expensive and limited.
(d) Inexpensive and limited.

Short Answer Questions

1. Between 2004 and 2006, how many oil discoveries were made?

2. In what year was a paper published by Saudi experts that said Ghawar's most productive areas are showing common signs of aging?

3. The neutral zone oil is shared between Saudi Arabia and what country?

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

5. What evidence is there to support Saudi Arabia's claim that there is enough oil in their fields to last forever?

(see the answer key)

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