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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Guess Who Came to Dinner.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Baer say Washington thought of Saudi Arabia after his analysis?
(a) It was stable.
(b) It was under Iran's influence.
(c) It was about to have a revolution.
(d) It was politically fragile.

2. What does Baer say is the Arab way with Washington D.C.?
(a) To build mutually beneficial business strategies.
(b) To buy influence.
(c) To build strong relationships by praying together.
(d) To offer the best value for American investors.

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

5. When did oil production begin in Saudi Arabia?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1938.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baer say Saudi money supports in the U.S.?

2. When was the first Middle East oil well drilled?

3. Whose oil is Yuri interested in?

4. Who provides for Saudi Arabia's external defense?

5. When did oil development begin in Kirkuk?

(see the answer key)

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