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

3. Where are most of the wells in Saudi Arabia?
(a) In the cities.
(b) In the desert.
(c) In the mountains.
(d) Offshore.

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

5. At what stage is oil sent to Ju'aymah?
(a) When it is stored after import.
(b) When it is ready to be loaded onto tankers.
(c) When it is ready to be refined.
(d) When it is desulfurized.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Baer say is tightly tied to the Saudi kingdom?

3. How does Baer characterize the Saudi royal family under King Fahd?

4. What Pakistani project did the Saudi government support with more than $1 billion in aid?

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

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