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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Circling the Drain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who provides for Saudi Arabia's external defense?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) The Arab League.
(c) Israel.
(d) The U.S.

2. Where does Baer get this information about Abqaiq?
(a) A Reagan-era study.
(b) Interviews.
(c) A Clinton-era study.
(d) A Nixon-era study.

3. How much of the world's supply of oil is produced in Saudi Arabia?
(a) One fourth.
(b) One third.
(c) One fifth.
(d) One half.

4. 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.

5. Why are the cylindrical towers for hydrodesulfurization vulnerabilities to the Abqaiq site?
(a) The towers are close to residential areas.
(b) The towers are built on a slip fault.
(c) Sulfur dioxide gas would be poisonous and corrosive.
(d) They cannot be repaired without stopping oil production for a year.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are most of the wells in Saudi Arabia?

2. What does Baer say is tightly tied to the Saudi kingdom?

3. What does Yuri tell Robert Baer when Baer asks for weapons for Saudi Arabian delivery?

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

5. Who is Victor Bout?

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