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

2. What is Robert Baer's thesis about the Saudi royal family?
(a) It is initiating a democracy in the Middle East.
(b) It will not be able to afford peace from terrorist attacks forever.
(c) It has been corrupted by oil money.
(d) It is fueling terrorism in other parts of the Middle East.

3. Who is Victor Bout?
(a) An anti-terrorism expert.
(b) An oil contractor.
(c) A supplier who supplied Bin Laden with arms.
(d) A terrorist leader.

4. Who does Baer say is partial owner of Air Cess?
(a) Russian intelligence.
(b) The CIA.
(c) Al Qaeda.
(d) The Saudi royal family.

5. 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 desulfurized.
(d) When it is stored after import.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles of pipeline are there in Saudi Arabia?

2. What does Baer say the Saudi princes are well-known for?

3. How does Baer characterize Saudi society?

4. Who is Yuri?

5. How does Baer say the Saudi royal princes supplement their royal allowances?

(see the answer key)

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