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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Robert Baer meeting Yuri?
(a) To propose an oil contract.
(b) To thwart a terrorist attack on oil sites.
(c) To investigate charges of corruption in the oil business.
(d) To smuggle weapons.

2. Where is Caesarea?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Jordan.
(c) Israel.
(d) Syria.

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

4. How does Baer say the Saudi royal princes supplement their royal allowances?
(a) American investments.
(b) Criminal activities.
(c) Entrepreneurship.
(d) Business ventures.

5. What does Yuri tell Robert Baer when Baer asks for weapons for Saudi Arabian delivery?
(a) He does not know anyone who will handle this kind of deal.
(b) He can arrange the purchase.
(c) He knows an associate who can arrange this.
(d) He report Baer to the United Nations inspector.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baer say was George H. W. Bush's relationship with the Carlyle Group?

2. When did Bandar bin Sultan become Saudi ambassador to the U.S.?

3. How many Saudis participated in the World Trade Center attacks?

4. What is the Carlyle Group?

5. Who does Baer say is partial owner of Air Cess?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information did Baer fish for in his conversation with Yuri, and what was Yuri's response?

2. How specifically does Saudi money buy influence in Washington D.C.?

3. What are the important dated Baer cites in the development of Middle East oil?

4. What parts of Bandar bin Sultan's career does Baer describe?

5. How does Baer characterize smuggling into Saudi Arabia?

6. How does Baer characterize the royal family under King Fahd?

7. How does Baer characterize Adnan Khashoggi?

8. What deal did Yuri propose?

9. How does Baer describe Bandar bin Sultan and his wife's social activities in Washington D.C.?

10. What aspect of the relationship between Saudi Arabia and the United States around the time of the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001, does Baer describe?

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