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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the Royal family try to solve the difference between Abdallah and Fahd?
(a) They tried to force Abdallah into exile.
(b) They tried to negotiate an agreement.
(c) They tried to keep them apart.
(d) They tried to stage a vote.

2. How many educated Saudis under age 45 support bin Laden, according to Baer?
(a) 70%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 95%.

3. How does Baer say Saudi Arabia reacted after a car bomb went off in a United States training facility in Riyadh?
(a) They prevented United States investigators from making any investigation.
(b) They captured all but one of the suspects' families.
(c) They traced the explosives to the Saudi army and rooted out the perpetrators.
(d) They executed four men before United States investigators could talk to them.

4. What did Baer work on in Beirut?
(a) The American hostage problem.
(b) Training counter-terrorist forces.
(c) Building infrastructure.
(d) Learning about the Muslim Brotherhood.

5. What does Baer say Abdallah wanted to do with regard to the money from Yamama and from the Two Holy Mosques projects?
(a) Use them to buy luxuries.
(b) Open the projects up for competitive bidding.
(c) Bring them under Treasury control.
(d) Use them to pay for infrastructure and job training programs.

6. What does Baer say the United States government convinced Saudi Arabia to do during the Gulf War?
(a) Contribute billions of dollars.
(b) Institute democratic elections.
(c) Send weapons and troops.
(d) Reform corruptions in their society.

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

8. Baer says the commissions from the Boeing sale of aircraft to Saudi Arabia were used for __________.
(a) Upgrades and infrastructure improvemenhe explosives to the Saudi army, and rootts.
(b) Saudi Arabia's socialized healthcare system.
(c) Overhead for the purchasing agents.
(d) Bribes.

9. Baer says the United States created this political situation in Saudi Arabia with ______________.
(a) Its need to enforce stability in the Middle East.
(b) Its need to support Israel.
(c) Its need to export democracy.
(d) Its need for oil.

10. Whom did Baer suggest as a good role model for a strategy for governing in the Middle East?
(a) King Fahd.
(b) Saddam Hussein.
(c) Crown Prince Abdallah.
(d) Asad of Syria.

11. What position did Khalid hold in Khartoum when Baer met him there?
(a) Informant.
(b) President.
(c) Judge.
(d) Militant.

12. Where did Baer work with Zuhagr Shawish?
(a) Mecca.
(b) Khartoum.
(c) Beirut.
(d) Jordan.

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

14. What do Muslims feel about the Alawites, according to Baer?
(a) They are the most elevated Muslims.
(b) They are heirs to Mohammed.
(c) They are not true Muslims.
(d) They are usurpers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the Russian occupation last, which had resulted in problems with Islamic fundamentalism?

2. When was Baer in Jordan?

3. Who is protecting the status quo in Saudi Arabia?

4. Who are the Alawites in Jordan?

5. What does Baer say is United States policy?

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