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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Saudi Arabia called in experts from what major petroleum company to help with Berri's problems?
(a) B.P.
(b) Mobil.
(c) Exxon.
(d) Shell.

2. What title did Ahmed Zaki Yamani hold?
(a) Saudi Arabian economic minister.
(b) Saudi Arabian defense minister.
(c) Saudi Arabian foriegn minister.
(d) Saudi Arabian oil minister.

3. 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.

4. Water became a commonly used primary technique in what area first?
(a) China.
(b) Russia.
(c) Iran.
(d) Alaska.

5. Arab D Zone 2B produces approximately how much of the oil output in Saudi Arabia?
(a) 40%.
(b) 70%.
(c) 55%.
(d) 28%.

6. How many square miles does Ghawar cover?
(a) Over 3,000.
(b) Over 4,000.
(c) Over 5,000.
(d) Over 2,000.

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

8. What is Parallel Oil, Water, and Gas Reservoir Stimulator?
(a) Reservoir purification technology.
(b) Reservoir preservation technology.
(c) Reservoir stimulation technology.
(d) Reservoir damage-control technology.

9. Where is Matthew Simmons from?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Texas.

10. When did the oil production in southern Ghawar reopen?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1992.

11. When was the Spindletop field discovered?
(a) 1906.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1901.

12. Who developed Parallel Oil, Water, and Gas Reservoir Stimulator?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) China.
(c) The United States.
(d) Bahrain.

13. The new technology that Saudi Arabia has been implementing in their wells is associated with wells that have what?
(a) Increased in production.
(b) Declined in production.
(c) Had problems with their production.
(d) Held steady in production.

14. During which war did the expansion on the Saudi Arabian oil projects stop?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) The 20 years war.
(c) World War I.
(d) World War II.

15. What will Saudi Arabia face if the oil production declines?
(a) International problems.
(b) Economic problems.
(c) Transportation problems.
(d) Religious problems.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Saudi Arabia established?

2. Water is a natural part of the ________ process in oil fields.

3. Saudi Arabia becomes an oil super power when whose oil production declines?

4. In 2005, what is the only country in the world with unused oil capacity?

5. When Saudi Arabia entered the world of oil production, it was __________ to generate.

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