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

2. What makes smuggling into Saudi Arabia easy, according to Robert Baer?
(a) Lawlessness.
(b) Corrupt border guards.
(c) Open borders.
(d) Vast terrorist networks.

3. What are Robert Baer's credentials to be discussing oil vulnerabilities?
(a) He used to study terrorism.
(b) He used to be a military planner.
(c) He used to be a terrorist.
(d) He used to be in the CIA.

4. How does Baer characterize Saudi society?
(a) Open.
(b) Repressive.
(c) Democratic.
(d) Permissive.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Baer characterize Saudi Arabia's per-capita spending on arms?

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

3. At what stage is oil sent to Ju'aymah?

4. What does Yuri offer to make the deal he is making more convincing?

5. What would the effect of a stoppage of the Abqaiq facility mean for the American economy?

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