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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Seduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Bandar bin Sultan's relationship with the Washington D.C. social scene?
(a) Dispassionate participants.
(b) Abstemious hosts.
(c) Frugal supporters.
(d) Lavish entertainers.

2. What does Baer say the United States government had not performed before the Saudis were admitted to the country?
(a) Interviews.
(b) Background checks.
(c) Criminal background checks.
(d) Credit checks.

3. Why was Saudi oil so important?
(a) Whoever controlled it would control world oil supply.
(b) Saudi oil was the highest quality, most-easily-refined oil.
(c) Saudi Arabia was at the heart of a politically volatile area.
(d) Other nations could have exploited it instead of the United States.

4. Who is Yuri?
(a) A United Nations inspector.
(b) A Jordanian terrorist.
(c) A Russian arms dealer.
(d) An American arms expert.

5. What does Baer say was the United States State Department's reaction to the Saudi support in Pakistan?
(a) UN sanctions.
(b) No protests.
(c) Covert military strikes.
(d) Vociferous protests.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Baer say benefited from Bandar bin Sultan' charitable giving?

2. When did oil production begin in Saudi Arabia?

3. Where did Baer travel in 1994?

4. Baer compares Washington D.C. officials to ___________.

5. What did the House of Sa'ud build in the 1970s, according to Baer?

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