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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Na'if blame Saudi problems on in 2002, according to Baer?
(a) The Muslim Brotherhood.
(b) Secularization.
(c) America.
(d) Radical Islam.

2. What does Baer say was the commission rate for Boeing's sale of aircraft to Saudi Arabia?
(a) 3-4%.
(b) 10-12%.
(c) 6-8%.
(d) 8-10%.

3. What was Baer looking into there?
(a) Hamad bin Jasim's activities.
(b) Corruption in the Saudi family.
(c) Osama bin Laden's activities.
(d) Khalid Sheikh Muhammad's activities.

4. How does Baer characterize America's relationship with Saudi Arabia?
(a) Independence.
(b) Hostility.
(c) Dependency.
(d) Ownership.

5. What rumor did Baer get wind of in Iraq?
(a) Iraq was planning a war with Iran.
(b) Iraq was planning to invade Kuwait.
(c) Iraq was building a nuclear weapon.
(d) Iraq was buying nuclear technology.

6. What does Baer say the black prince's family told him when he talked to them after the black prince was kidnapped?
(a) They had been sworn to silence by the FBI.
(b) The FBI had kidnapped the black prince.
(c) They had been threatened by the kidnappers.
(d) They had been harassed by the FBI.

7. Where was Khalid Sheikh Muhammad born?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Kuwait.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Pakistan.

8. What does Baer say might have happened if the Muslim Brotherhood had been treated as an international organization?
(a) 9/11 might have been prevented.
(b) The U.S. would have invaded Jordan.
(c) The U.S. would have found the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
(d) Sanctions would have been imposed on countries that harbored the Muslim Brotherhood.

9. Where did Baer go after leaving the CIA?
(a) Beirut.
(b) Amman.
(c) Kandahar.
(d) Islamabad.

10. Who is Danny Pearl?
(a) Baer's superior.
(b) A U.S. hostage in Pakistan.
(c) A CIA operative.
(d) A reporter.

11. Why is this person a good role model?
(a) He weaned his country off petrodollars.
(b) He instituted democratic reforms.
(c) He cracked down on the Muslim Brotherhood.
(d) He protected his country's independence from the oil economy.

12. What was Baer's position in Iraq?
(a) Station Chief.
(b) Interrogator.
(c) Deputy Chief.
(d) Field Agent.

13. What happened to the Muslim Brotherhood after reprisals following an assassination attempt in 1954?
(a) They became more political.
(b) They went underground.
(c) They became militant.
(d) They dispersed.

14. Why does Baer say the Saudi royal family hasn't taken this step?
(a) There is too much division.
(b) There is too much corruption.
(c) People hate the West too much.
(d) The status quo benefits too many people.

15. When did Baer leave the CIA?
(a) 1997.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1999.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Russians begin to have problems with Islamic fundamentalism?

2. What does Baer say was the CIA's response?

3. How does the Saudi government rule?

4. When was the Muslim Brotherhood founded?

5. What does Baer say the United States government convinced Saudi Arabia to do during the Gulf War?

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