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

2. When was the Muslim Brotherhood founded?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1968.

3. Why did the Saudis have difficulty paying for the Boeing deal?
(a) They had lost too much money in a financial crash.
(b) They were spending their money contributing to the Gulf War.
(c) They were spending too much money on stipends for the royal family.
(d) They were losing money to financial crises.

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

5. What does Baer say Abdallah wanted to do with regard to the money from Yamama and from the Two Holy Mosques projects?
(a) Use them to pay for infrastructure and job training programs.
(b) Open the projects up for competitive bidding.
(c) Bring them under Treasury control.
(d) Use them to buy luxuries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Asad do when the Muslim Brotherhood tried to have him killed?

2. How are Alawite beliefs transmitted?

3. Who is Bandar bin Sultan?

4. What did Na'if blame Saudi problems on in 2002, according to Baer?

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

(see the answer key)

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