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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, A Consent of Silence.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of aid does Baer say the Saudis gave Afghanistan and Pakistan?
(a) Oil.
(b) Food.
(c) Defense.
(d) Military supplies.

3. Who provides for Saudi Arabia's external defense?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) The Arab League.
(c) Israel.
(d) The U.S.

4. What action of Minister Na'if's surprised Robert Baer after the attack at the United States barracks in Khobar?
(a) He bought weapons from Syria.
(b) He Helped Bin Laden leave the country.
(c) He refused to meet with FBI Director Louis Freeh.
(d) He closed Saudi Arabia's borders.

5. Why is Robert Baer meeting Yuri?
(a) To propose an oil contract.
(b) To investigate charges of corruption in the oil business.
(c) To thwart a terrorist attack on oil sites.
(d) To smuggle weapons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the cylindrical towers for hydrodesulfurization vulnerabilities to the Abqaiq site?

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

3. What does Baer say the Saudi rulers are targets for?

4. How much of the world's supply of oil is produced in Saudi Arabia?

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

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