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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the House of Sa'ud build in the 1970s, according to Baer?
(a) International treaties.
(b) Military bases.
(c) Nuclear weapons.
(d) Schools and mosques.

2. Where does Baer get this information about Abqaiq?
(a) A Reagan-era study.
(b) A Nixon-era study.
(c) A Clinton-era study.
(d) Interviews.

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

4. Why are the cylindrical towers for hydrodesulfurization vulnerabilities to the Abqaiq site?
(a) The towers are close to residential areas.
(b) They cannot be repaired without stopping oil production for a year.
(c) Sulfur dioxide gas would be poisonous and corrosive.
(d) The towers are built on a slip fault.

5. What does Baer say was George H. W. Bush's relationship with the Carlyle Group?
(a) CEO.
(b) Founder.
(c) Political ambassador.
(d) Advisor.

6. How old was Bandar bin Sultan when he became Saudi Ambassador to the U.S.?
(a) 64.
(b) 24.
(c) 44.
(d) 34.

7. Whom does Baer say the Saudi government aided?
(a) Hamas.
(b) Al Qaeda.
(c) Likud.
(d) Taliban.

8. Who is Victor Bout?
(a) A supplier who supplied Bin Laden with arms.
(b) An oil contractor.
(c) An anti-terrorism expert.
(d) A terrorist leader.

9. What does the State Department proclaim about Saudi Arabia, in Baer's account?
(a) They sponsor terrorists.
(b) They are committed to fighting terrorism.
(c) Their political neutrality is respected by terrorists.
(d) They can teach United States agents how to fight terrorism.

10. Where does the oil at Abqaiq come from?
(a) The offshore wells.
(b) Southern Saudi Arabia.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Northern Saudi Arabia.

11. How does Baer characterize his discussion with Yuri?
(a) Interview.
(b) Examination.
(c) Interrogation.
(d) Fishing for information.

12. Who is Yuri?
(a) A United Nations inspector.
(b) A Russian arms dealer.
(c) A Jordanian terrorist.
(d) An American arms expert.

13. Baer compares Washington D.C. officials to ___________.
(a) Bank robbers.
(b) Pavlov's dogs.
(c) Tapeworms.
(d) Termites.

14. When did oil development begin in Kirkuk?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1902.

15. What does Baer say the Saudi princes are well-known for?
(a) Their business acumen.
(b) Their sexual exploits.
(c) Their justice.
(d) Their benevolence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Baer say is the cost of Adnan Khashoggi's lifestyle?

3. What is Bandar bin Sultan's relationship with the Washington D.C. social scene?

4. When was Robert Baer in Caesarea?

5. What does Baer say the United States began to discover after 9/11?

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