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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. Who was blamed for the killings in Tashkent?
(a) The Muslim Brotherhood.
(b) America.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Russia.

2. When did the Saudi financial situation change, according to Baer?
(a) During the Gulf War.
(b) During the late 1960s.
(c) During the Iran-Iraq war.
(d) During Nixon's presidency.

3. What Pakistani project did the Saudi government support with more than $1 billion in aid?
(a) High-speed rail.
(b) Nuclear bomb development.
(c) Nuclear reactors for power plants.
(d) A hydroelectric dam.

4. What happened to the Muslim Brotherhood after reprisals following an assassination attempt in 1954?
(a) They went underground.
(b) They became more political.
(c) They dispersed.
(d) They became militant.

5. Whose oil is Yuri interested in?
(a) Iraq's.
(b) Saudi Arabia's.
(c) Syria's.
(d) Kuwait's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was sponsoring the Chechen training camps?

2. What does Baer say Saudis believe about Americans?

3. What is Robert Baer's thesis about the Saudi royal family?

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

5. Who is Victor Bout?

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