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History of Petroleum

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the origin of the term 'petroleum'?

a)

French word 'pierre' and Spanish word 'aceite'

b)

Greek word 'petra' and Latin word 'oleum'

c)

Arabic word 'petra' and Persian word 'oleum'

d)

Italian word 'pietra' and German word 'öl'

2.

How is petroleum classified?

a)

As a hydrocarbon

b)

As a carbohydrate

c)

As a protein

d)

As a vitamin

3.

What is the main use of petroleum as mentioned in the text?

a)

Nonrenewable energy source

b)

Renewable energy source

c)

Biodegradable material

d)

Recyclable material

4.

In which century did the first streets of Baghdad get paved with tar derived from petroleum?

a)

Twelfth Century

b)

Ninth Century

c)

Sixteenth Century

d)

Tenth Century

5.

Where were the first commercial oil wells drilled according to the text?

a)

Poland and Romania

b)

Indonesia and Los Angeles

c)

Russia and China

d)

Saudi Arabia and Iran

6.

Who used petroleum products in warfare according to the text?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Julius Caesar

7.

Which empire led in crude oil production by the end of the nineteenth century?

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

Mongol Empire

c)

British Empire

d)

Russian Empire

8.

What was the first modern petroleum product refined according to the text?

a)

Diesel

b)

Jet fuel

c)

Kerosene

d)

Gasoline

9.

Where were reports of petroleum product usage found in the sixteenth century?

a)

Indonesia

b)

India

c)

Australia

d)

Brazil

10.

Who described oil pits near Babel in ancient times?

a)

Herodotus

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Socrates

11.

By the end of the century, the ....................................... Empire led crude oil production.

a)

Chinese

b)

Russian

c)

Britain

d)

American

12.

Modern petroleum history began with.......................................... refining.

a)

gas

b)

crude

c)

kerosene

d)

all above

13.

Portuguese Admiral Alfonso reported on petroleum utilization in ___________

a)

Thailand

b)

Malaysia

c)

Indonesia

d)

Japan

14.

The first streets of Baghdad were paved with ______________

a)

gas

b)

oil

c)

coal

d)

tar

15.

crude oil had been used since ancient times for _____________

a)

to fill the tanks

b)

medicine

c)

food

d)

to make weapons

16.

Herodotus describing oil pits near_____________________

a)

Babel

b)

Hiroshima

c)

Cairo

d)

Algiers