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

2. 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) They had been harassed by the FBI.
(c) The FBI had kidnapped the black prince.
(d) They had been threatened by the kidnappers.

3. How does Baer characterize the delivery of United States arms to Saudi Arabia?
(a) Exceptional.
(b) Routine.
(c) Illegal.
(d) Irregular.

4. How are Alawite beliefs transmitted?
(a) In writing.
(b) By ecstatic visions.
(c) Through initiations.
(d) Orally.

5. How does Baer say American arms are delivered to Saudi Arabia?
(a) As bribes.
(b) As gifts.
(c) As kickbacks.
(d) As exports.

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

7. What does Baer say is the result of the growth in the Saudi royal family?
(a) Less corruption.
(b) Ineffectual attempts at reform.
(c) More crime.
(d) Secularization of society.

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

9. Whose government does Baer say he thought people were planning to overthrow?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Qatar.
(c) Syria.
(d) Egypt.

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

11. Who is protecting the status quo in Saudi Arabia?
(a) The Saudi people.
(b) The Saudi royal family.
(c) Terrorists.
(d) The CIA.

12. Who is Asad?
(a) The Jordanian Ambassador to the U.S.
(b) Head of State in Jordan.
(c) A military attaché from Jordan.
(d) An opposition leader in India.

13. How long did the Russian occupation last, which had resulted in problems with Islamic fundamentalism?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 17 years.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a Congressional Research Service study say would happen if the United States took over Saudi Arabia's oil fields?

2. What did the United States try to bypass after the collapse of the Soviet Union?

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

4. How does Baer characterize the American attitude to Saudi politics?

5. What did Baer work on in Beirut?

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