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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Kiss it good-bye.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Muslim Brotherhood try to do to Asad in 1973?
(a) Install him in power.
(b) Overthrow him.
(c) Assassinate him.
(d) Have him exiled.

2. What does Baer say the United States government had not performed before the Saudis were admitted to the country?
(a) Criminal background checks.
(b) Interviews.
(c) Background checks.
(d) Credit checks.

3. Who is Bandar bin Sultan?
(a) The U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
(b) A U.S. military advisor in Saudi Arabia.
(c) A technology and energy advisor from Saudi Arabia.
(d) The Saudi ambassador to the U.S.

4. What did Abdallah want to do when he became the leader?
(a) Westernize Saudi society.
(b) Institute Shariah law.
(c) Use the government for his own private benefit.
(d) Reform the Saudi government.

5. How does Baer characterize the American attitude to Saudi politics?
(a) They press for reforms at every opportunity.
(b) They don't care as long as they get oil.
(c) They are highly concerned about human rights abuses and undemocratic practices.
(d) They foster corruption because it keeps oil prices stable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Pakistani project did the Saudi government support with more than $1 billion in aid?

2. What was the outcome when Abdallah suggested his play to Fahd?

3. Why didn't the CIA have information about the Muslim Brotherhood in the 1950s, according to Baer?

4. What do Muslims feel about the Alawites, according to Baer?

5. What was the Muslim Brotherhood's goal?

(see the answer key)

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