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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Victor Bout?
(a) An anti-terrorism expert.
(b) An oil contractor.
(c) A supplier who supplied Bin Laden with arms.
(d) A terrorist leader.

2. To what organizations does Bandar bin Sultan donate heavily?
(a) Presidential libraries.
(b) Political campaigns.
(c) Politicians' businesses.
(d) Public arts foundations.

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

4. What does Yuri offer to make the deal he is making more convincing?
(a) Missiles and launchers.
(b) Protection from organized crime.
(c) Bribes.
(d) Threats.

5. How does Baer characterize the Abqaiq crude oil complex?
(a) As a foundation to the American economy.
(b) As a chain holding the American economy down.
(c) As a target for terrorist attacks.
(d) As a bleeding sore in the ecosystem.

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

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

8. What does Baer say the United States began to discover after 9/11?
(a) Bin Laden had freely visited relatives in Saudi Arabia.
(b) Saudis had funded the 9/11 attack.
(c) Bin Laden was supported by the Saudi royal family.
(d) Saudi Arabia was not a trusted ally.

9. Why are the cylindrical towers for hydrodesulfurization vulnerabilities to the Abqaiq site?
(a) The towers are built on a slip fault.
(b) They cannot be repaired without stopping oil production for a year.
(c) Sulfur dioxide gas would be poisonous and corrosive.
(d) The towers are close to residential areas.

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

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

12. What does Baer say is the Arab way with Washington D.C.?
(a) To buy influence.
(b) To offer the best value for American investors.
(c) To build strong relationships by praying together.
(d) To build mutually beneficial business strategies.

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

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

15. What does Baer say Saudi money supports in the U.S.?
(a) Universities.
(b) Rocket programs.
(c) Think tanks.
(d) Military installations.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is this oil difficult to procure?

3. What is the Carlyle Group?

4. What is Bandar bin Sultan's relationship with the Washington D.C. social scene?

5. How does Baer characterize the Saudi government in the period after 9/11?

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