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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. What does Baer say Saudis believe about Americans?
(a) Washington is for sale.
(b) They will support forces on both sides of a conflict if they can make money.
(c) The Middle East turmoil is in their interest.
(d) American capitalism is poisonous to nationalism.

2. What will Baer need in order to arrange the deal he proposes to Yuri?
(a) Bribe money.
(b) Extra security.
(c) Leverage.
(d) Cash.

3. How does Baer characterize the Saudi royal family under King Fahd?
(a) Philanthropic.
(b) Militant.
(c) Corrupt.
(d) Efficient.

4. How does Baer characterize his discussion with Yuri?
(a) Fishing for information.
(b) Examination.
(c) Interrogation.
(d) Interview.

5. What Pakistani project did the Saudi government support with more than $1 billion in aid?
(a) A hydroelectric dam.
(b) Nuclear reactors for power plants.
(c) High-speed rail.
(d) Nuclear bomb development.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baer say is tightly tied to the Saudi kingdom?

2. What does the State Department proclaim about Saudi Arabia, in Baer's account?

3. Where did Baer travel in 1994?

4. At what stage is oil sent to Ju'aymah?

5. To what organizations does Bandar bin Sultan donate heavily?

Short Essay Questions

1. What threats of violence does Baer describe in Saudi Arabia?

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

3. What makes the Abqaiq crude oil complex vulnerable to terrorist attacks, according to Baer?

4. How does Saudi Arabia use the oil market to maintain a stable relationship with the United States?

5. How does Baer describe the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia after 9/11/2001?

6. What made Saudi Arabia an area of strategic importance for the United States?

7. Who is Yuri and when and where did Baer meet him?

8. What simile does Baer say describes the relationship between the United States and Saudi money?

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

10. What was Baer's business with Yuri?

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