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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. Whom does Baer say he met at the Paris Ritz hotel?
(a) Osama bin Laden.
(b) The Kuwaiti petroleum minister.
(c) George H. W. Bush.
(d) Adnan Khashoggi.

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

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

4. Who does Baer say benefited from Bandar bin Sultan' charitable giving?
(a) Organizations that helped 9/11 attackers.
(b) Organizations that sponsor cancer research.
(c) Organizations that sponsor international terrorism.
(d) Organizations that negotiate joint military actions.

5. What does Yuri tell Robert Baer when Baer asks for weapons for Saudi Arabian delivery?
(a) He knows an associate who can arrange this.
(b) He does not know anyone who will handle this kind of deal.
(c) He report Baer to the United Nations inspector.
(d) He can arrange the purchase.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Robert Baer meeting Yuri?

2. When did Bandar bin Sultan become Saudi ambassador to the U.S.?

3. What are Robert Baer's credentials to be discussing oil vulnerabilities?

4. What is Wahhabism?

5. What does Baer say about Saudis who come to the United States?

(see the answer key)

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