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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Trouble in Paradise.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the United States State Department shield Saudi Arabia from, according to Baer?
(a) Terrorist attacks.
(b) Political instability.
(c) Monetary instability.
(d) Attacks on human rights abuses.

2. What does Baer say is Bandar bin Sultan's position in Washington D.C.?
(a) One of the most compassionate.
(b) One of the most dangerous.
(c) One of the most influential.
(d) One of the most corrupt.

3. What does Baer say the United States began to discover after 9/11?
(a) Saudis had funded the 9/11 attack.
(b) Saudi Arabia was not a trusted ally.
(c) Bin Laden was supported by the Saudi royal family.
(d) Bin Laden had freely visited relatives in Saudi Arabia.

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

5. What would the effect of a stoppage of the Abqaiq facility mean for the American economy?
(a) America would lose one third of its oil.
(b) America would have to change to a diesel economy.
(c) America would not be affected.
(d) America would lose almost all of its imported oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Khalid released from prison?

2. What did the Muslim Brotherhood try to do to Asad in 1973?

3. What does Baer say is the cost of Adnan Khashoggi's lifestyle?

4. How does Baer characterize his discussion with Yuri?

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

(see the answer key)

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