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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) The Arab League.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) Israel.
(d) The U.S.

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

3. Where is Caesarea?
(a) Syria.
(b) Jordan.
(c) Israel.
(d) Saudi Arabia.

4. How does Baer say the Saudi royal princes supplement their royal allowances?
(a) Business ventures.
(b) American investments.
(c) Criminal activities.
(d) Entrepreneurship.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose oil is Yuri interested in?

3. When was Robert Baer in Caesarea?

4. Why is this oil difficult to procure?

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

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