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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. How does Baer characterize the Abqaiq crude oil complex?
(a) As a chain holding the American economy down.
(b) As a foundation to the American economy.
(c) As a bleeding sore in the ecosystem.
(d) As a target for terrorist attacks.

2. 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) They cannot be repaired without stopping oil production for a year.
(d) Sulfur dioxide gas would be poisonous and corrosive.

3. How does Baer characterize Saudi Arabia's per-capita spending on arms?
(a) Highest in the world.
(b) Second highest in the Middle East behind Israel.
(c) Highest in the Middle East.
(d) Second to the U.S.

4. At what stage is oil sent to Ju'aymah?
(a) When it is ready to be refined.
(b) When it is ready to be loaded onto tankers.
(c) When it is stored after import.
(d) When it is desulfurized.

5. Whose oil is Yuri interested in?
(a) Iraq's.
(b) Kuwait's.
(c) Syria's.
(d) Saudi Arabia's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many working wells are there in Saudi Arabia?

2. Who is Victor Bout?

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

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

5. Where does the oil at Abqaiq come from?

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