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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Circling the Drain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Robert Baer meeting Yuri?
(a) To propose an oil contract.
(b) To smuggle weapons.
(c) To thwart a terrorist attack on oil sites.
(d) To investigate charges of corruption in the oil business.

2. How does Baer characterize the Saudi royal family under King Fahd?
(a) Corrupt.
(b) Efficient.
(c) Militant.
(d) Philanthropic.

3. How does Baer characterize Saudi Arabia's per-capita spending on arms?
(a) Second highest in the Middle East behind Israel.
(b) Highest in the world.
(c) Second to the U.S.
(d) Highest in the Middle East.

4. How many working wells are there in Saudi Arabia?
(a) More than 1,000.
(b) Fewer than 1,000.
(c) More than 7,000.
(d) More than 5,000.

5. Whose oil is Yuri interested in?
(a) Kuwait's.
(b) Iraq's.
(c) Syria's.
(d) Saudi Arabia's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of the world's supply of oil is produced in Saudi Arabia?

2. Who does Baer say is partial owner of Air Cess?

3. What action of Minister Na'if's surprised Robert Baer after the attack at the United States barracks in Khobar?

4. What makes smuggling into Saudi Arabia easy, according to Robert Baer?

5. How does Baer characterize his discussion with Yuri?

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