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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Saudi Arabia - Washington's 401(k) Plan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of aid does Baer say the Saudis gave Afghanistan and Pakistan?
(a) Food.
(b) Defense.
(c) Oil.
(d) Military supplies.

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

3. What would the effect of a stoppage of the Abqaiq facility mean for the American economy?
(a) America would lose one third of its oil.
(b) America would have to change to a diesel economy.
(c) America would not be affected.
(d) America would lose almost all of its imported oil.

4. Whom does Baer say he met at the Paris Ritz hotel?
(a) George H. W. Bush.
(b) The Kuwaiti petroleum minister.
(c) Adnan Khashoggi.
(d) Osama bin Laden.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Carlyle Group?

2. How does Baer characterize the Abqaiq crude oil complex?

3. What does Baer say was the United States State Department's reaction to the Saudi support in Pakistan?

4. Where is Caesarea?

5. When did the Saudi financial situation change, according to Baer?

(see the answer key)

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