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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Afterword.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Osama bin Laden discover the Muslim Brotherhood?
(a) College.
(b) During the seven days' war in Israel.
(c) During the war in Afghanistan.
(d) Childhood.

2. Over what question were people divided after the invasion, according to Baer?
(a) Whether Muslims would travel to Iraq to fight Americans.
(b) Whether the invasion was justified.
(c) Whether democracy would take hold in the Middle East.
(d) What to do about invading Iran next.

3. What did Baer find when he was assigned to the CIA's Counter-Terrorism Center?
(a) Extensive ties to Muslim fundamentalists.
(b) A treasure trove of information about the Muslim Brotherhood.
(c) Very little information about Sunni fundamentalists.
(d) Pervasive radicalization of the Middle East.

4. How does Baer characterize the Saudi government in the period after 9/11?
(a) Gracious.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Uncooperative.
(d) Hostile.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of the world's supply of oil is produced in Saudi Arabia?

2. What does Baer say is United States policy?

3. Why did the Saudis have difficulty paying for the Boeing deal?

4. What makes smuggling into Saudi Arabia easy, according to Robert Baer?

5. What did Baer do after the fall of Baghdad?

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