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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Baer say the person he met with in Paris do to impress his guests?
(a) Pay for the group.
(b) Provide drugs and guns for the group.
(c) Threaten the group.
(d) Take the group up in his private jet.

2. What does Baer say the Saudi rulers are targets for?
(a) Terrorist attack.
(b) Foreign invasion.
(c) Blackmail.
(d) Overthrow.

3. Where does Baer get this information about Abqaiq?
(a) A Reagan-era study.
(b) A Nixon-era study.
(c) Interviews.
(d) A Clinton-era study.

4. Where did Baer travel in 1994?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Tajikistan.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) Saudi Arabia.

5. What is Wahhabism?
(a) The state religion of Saudi Arabia.
(b) A form of cosmopolitan Islam.
(c) A rebel movement against the Saudi government.
(d) A self-determination movement among rural Saudis.

6. How old was Bandar bin Sultan when he became Saudi Ambassador to the U.S.?
(a) 44.
(b) 34.
(c) 64.
(d) 24.

7. What was Baer surprised by on his travels?
(a) The political instability.
(b) The volume of oil exports.
(c) The corruption.
(d) The rents and prices.

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

9. Where are most of the wells in Saudi Arabia?
(a) In the desert.
(b) In the mountains.
(c) Offshore.
(d) In the cities.

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

11. How does Baer characterize Saudi society?
(a) Repressive.
(b) Democratic.
(c) Permissive.
(d) Open.

12. Who is Adnan Khashoggi?
(a) An opposition leader in Saudi Arabia.
(b) A Saudi wheeler-dealer.
(c) A military advisor in Saudi Arabia.
(d) An oil and energy advisor.

13. What action of Minister Na'if's surprised Robert Baer after the attack at the United States barracks in Khobar?
(a) He Helped Bin Laden leave the country.
(b) He bought weapons from Syria.
(c) He refused to meet with FBI Director Louis Freeh.
(d) He closed Saudi Arabia's borders.

14. What does Baer say was George H. W. Bush's relationship with the Carlyle Group?
(a) Advisor.
(b) CEO.
(c) Political ambassador.
(d) Founder.

15. What will Baer need in order to arrange the deal he proposes to Yuri?
(a) Extra security.
(b) Bribe money.
(c) Leverage.
(d) Cash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baer say was the United States State Department's reaction to the Saudi support in Pakistan?

2. When was Saudi Arabia determined to be of vital interest to the U.S.?

3. How does Baer characterize his discussion with Yuri?

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

5. Which nation holds the largest reserves of oil in the world?

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