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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 does Baer say the Saudi princes are well-known for?
(a) Their business acumen.
(b) Their justice.
(c) Their sexual exploits.
(d) Their benevolence.

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

3. Why is this oil difficult to procure?
(a) United Nations sanctions.
(b) Price instability.
(c) Terrorist attacks.
(d) Domestic instability.

4. What does Baer say the Saudi rulers are targets for?
(a) Terrorist attack.
(b) Overthrow.
(c) Blackmail.
(d) Foreign invasion.

5. 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 target for terrorist attacks.
(d) As a bleeding sore in the ecosystem.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Baer characterize Saudi society?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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