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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 Baer say about Saudis who come to the United States?
(a) They are difficult to track and often come to the United States illegally.
(b) They are the ideal foreigners to have in the country because they often have money to support themselves.
(c) They typically come to the United States on student visas, and then stay illegally.
(d) They typically do not meet requirements for their visas.

2. Where is Kirkuk?
(a) Western Afghanistan.
(b) Southern Pakistan.
(c) India.
(d) Northern Iraq.

3. Who does Baer say is partial owner of Air Cess?
(a) Russian intelligence.
(b) The CIA.
(c) The Saudi royal family.
(d) Al Qaeda.

4. What does Baer say Saudis believe about Americans?
(a) They will support forces on both sides of a conflict if they can make money.
(b) The Middle East turmoil is in their interest.
(c) Washington is for sale.
(d) American capitalism is poisonous to nationalism.

5. When was Saudi Arabia determined to be of vital interest to the U.S.?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1913.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Muslim Brotherhood founded?

2. Who was sponsoring the Chechen training camps?

3. Who was killed in Tashkent, in Baer's account?

4. Why was the Muslim Brotherhood banned?

5. What did Asad do when the Muslim Brotherhood tried to have him killed?

(see the answer key)

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