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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 is tightly tied to the Saudi kingdom?
(a) American counter-culture.
(b) Al Qaeda.
(c) Islamist terrorism.
(d) Moderate Islamism.

2. How many miles of pipeline are there in Saudi Arabia?
(a) 17,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 7,000.
(d) 12,000.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Robert Baer meeting Yuri?

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

3. How does Baer characterize the Saudi government in the period after 9/11?

4. What makes smuggling into Saudi Arabia easy, according to Robert Baer?

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

(see the answer key)

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