Question

_____ 2. Wildcatting for oil was risky because

a. although most wildcatters struck oil, some did not.
b. taxes would take most of what they made.
c. natural gas was dangerous and could catch fire.
d. many independent operators went bankrupt after drilling a few wells.


_____ 3. Natural gas could not be used widely before the 1890s because

a. there was no way to get it to market safely.
b. city-dwellers were not allowed to use gas.
c. people were afraid to bring it into their homes.
d. kerosene was much cheaper.
.

_____ 4. The technological development that most assured the success of the oil industry was

a. the diesel powered locomotive.
b. new methods of building pipelines.
c. the automobile, with its internal combustion engine.
d. steel bits that could drill through rock.


____ 5. Education in Texas has benefited from the oil industry because of

a. taxes on oil and oil-related businesses.
b. the Permanent University Fund, which receives royalties from oil.
c. philanthropy by Texans grown wealthy from oil.
d. all of the above.

Answer 1

d. many independent operators went bankrupt after drilling a few wells.

Wildcatting for oil was risky because it required significant investment to drill for oil in unproven areas. Many independent operators went bankrupt after drilling a few wells and finding no oil.

a. there was no way to get it to market safely.

Natural gas could not be used widely before the 1890s because there was no way to get it to market safely. The development of pipelines and other infrastructure made it possible to transport natural gas from the source to consumers.

c. people were afraid to bring it into their homes.

Natural gas could not be used widely before the 1890s because people were afraid to bring it into their homes. It was not until the development of odorants and safety valves that natural gas became widely used.

c. the automobile, with its internal combustion engine.

The technological development that most assured the success of the oil industry was the automobile, with its internal combustion engine. This created a huge demand for gasoline and other petroleum products.

d. all of the above.

Education in Texas has benefited from the oil industry because of taxes on oil and oil-related businesses, the Permanent University Fund which receives royalties from oil, and philanthropy by Texans grown wealthy from oil.

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