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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 are the Alawites in Jordan?
(a) Fundamentalist Muslims.
(b) Minority ruling sect.
(c) Terrorists.
(d) Militant nationalists.

2. What do Muslims feel about the Alawites, according to Baer?
(a) They are not true Muslims.
(b) They are the most elevated Muslims.
(c) They are heirs to Mohammed.
(d) They are usurpers.

3. What does Baer say the Saudi princes are well-known for?
(a) Their justice.
(b) Their benevolence.
(c) Their sexual exploits.
(d) Their business acumen.

4. What was the Muslim Brotherhood's goal?
(a) To purify Islam.
(b) To reconcile differences between Islam and other religions.
(c) To fulfill Islamic prophesies and make a messianic Islam.
(d) To make Islam more open and accepting of other religions.

5. What did Adnan Khashoggi allegedly leave in Nixon's residence after Nixon's election?
(a) Security codes for Saudi military installations.
(b) $1 million in cash.
(c) Blueprints for the Pakistani nuclear complex.
(d) Military plans for Russian ground forces in Korea.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was the Muslim Brotherhood banned?

3. Who is Khalid?

4. What does Baer say is the Arab way with Washington D.C.?

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

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