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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the Crown Prince when his father suffered a stroke?
(a) He tried to seize the throne for himself.
(b) He assumed the throne.
(c) He could not become king because the king was still alive.
(d) He was sent into exile.

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

3. Who determines succession in Saudi society?
(a) The senior princes.
(b) Elections.
(c) The people.
(d) The constitution.

4. Who is Khalid?
(a) Baer's Arabic tutor.
(b) An opposition leader in Saudi Arabia.
(c) A Muslim Brother.
(d) Baer's Jordanian informant.

5. Where was Baer guarded by militiamen because of the danger?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Kyrgyzstan.
(c) Russia.
(d) Uzbekistan.

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

7. When did Russians begin to have problems with Islamic fundamentalism?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1979.

8. What does Baer say was the CIA's response?
(a) He says that they were interested, but his report got misplaced.
(b) He says they opened investigations but couldn't replicate his findings.
(c) He says that they took their time in opening investigations into his information.
(d) He says that they weren't interested.

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

10. Who was killed in Tashkent, in Baer's account?
(a) American hostages.
(b) Russian guards.
(c) Saudi princes.
(d) Islamic moujahidin.

11. When was Baer in Jordan?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1989.

12. What does Baer say is United States policy?
(a) Profit will motivate the economy.
(b) Deregulation will solve all problems.
(c) Democracy will solve all problems.
(d) Militarization will ensure peace.

13. What did the Muslim Brotherhood try to do to Asad in 1973?
(a) Assassinate him.
(b) Overthrow him.
(c) Have him exiled.
(d) Install him in power.

14. What did Asad do when the Muslim Brotherhood tried to have him killed?
(a) He waged war on the Muslim Brotherhood.
(b) He went into exile.
(c) He stepped down.
(d) He killed Muslim Brothers in Jordanian prisons.

15. Why does Baer say the United States supports the Saudi government?
(a) They are waiting for democratic reform.
(b) They believe they are fighting terrorism.
(c) They are corrupt, paid for by Saudi oil money.
(d) They believe they are the least evil option.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Abdallah make people nervous in Saudi Arabia?

2. What is the problem of the Saudi economy?

3. Who is Jamal Hamdan?

4. What was Baer's feeling about the CIA when he left?

5. Baer says the United States created this political situation in Saudi Arabia with ______________.

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