Just the facts

Indicate the answer that best completes each statement or answers each question by writing A, B, or C in each blank.

--1. Which is not a reason for the increase in gasoline prices? (A) damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, (B) an increase in supply, (C) an increase in demand

--2. Which two countries have the world's fastest-growing economies? (A) China and India, (B) Afghanistan and Iraq, (C) the United States and Germany

--3. In what year did members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) impose an oil embargo on the United States? (A) 1960, (B) 1973, (C) 1979

--4. Why did those countries impose the oil embargo? (A) to assert their dominance over other OPEC members, (B) to protest U.S. support for Israel during the Arab-Israeli war, (C) to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign oil

--5. When did large animals similar to those in Africa and Asia roam the North American Great Plains? (A) 1,200 years ago, (B) 4,500 years ago, (C) 11,000 years ago

Answers

1. B, 2. A, 3. B, 4. B, 5. C

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