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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 Pakistani project did the Saudi government support with more than $1 billion in aid?
(a) Nuclear reactors for power plants.
(b) A hydroelectric dam.
(c) High-speed rail.
(d) Nuclear bomb development.

2. What does Baer say the Saudis who participated in the World Trade Center attack have in common?
(a) They had not met requirements for their visas.
(b) They were all in the country on student visas.
(c) They were all in the country legitimately.
(d) They were all in the country illegally.

3. Why didn't the CIA have information about the Muslim Brotherhood in the 1950s, according to Baer?
(a) Their informants were all killed.
(b) They could not penetrate the Muslim Brotherhood with spies.
(c) They were not aware of the group's existence.
(d) They were more concerned about communism.

4. Why was the Muslim Brotherhood banned?
(a) They murdered American captives.
(b) They assassinated American journalists.
(c) They tried to overthrow the Jordanian government.
(d) They became violent.

5. What does the United States State Department shield Saudi Arabia from, according to Baer?
(a) Terrorist attacks.
(b) Monetary instability.
(c) Political instability.
(d) Attacks on human rights abuses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Saudis have difficulty paying for the Boeing deal?

2. When was Baer in Jordan?

3. What does Baer say Washington thought of Saudi Arabia after his analysis?

4. Who is Asad?

5. What did the Muslim Brotherhood try to do to Asad in 1973?

(see the answer key)

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