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

2. What does Baer say the Saudi rulers are targets for?
(a) Blackmail.
(b) Terrorist attack.
(c) Overthrow.
(d) Foreign invasion.

3. What is Robert Baer's thesis about the Saudi royal family?
(a) It has been corrupted by oil money.
(b) It will not be able to afford peace from terrorist attacks forever.
(c) It is initiating a democracy in the Middle East.
(d) It is fueling terrorism in other parts of the Middle East.

4. What does Baer say the Saudis who participated in the World Trade Center attack have in common?
(a) They were all in the country on student visas.
(b) They were all in the country illegally.
(c) They were all in the country legitimately.
(d) They had not met requirements for their visas.

5. What does Baer say is the cost of Adnan Khashoggi's lifestyle?
(a) $50,000 a day.
(b) $50,000 a year.
(c) $15,000 week.
(d) $100,000 a week.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much of the world's supply of oil is produced in Saudi Arabia?

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

4. Where did Baer travel in 1994?

5. How old was Bandar bin Sultan when he became Saudi Ambassador to the U.S.?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Baer characterize the effect of oil money on the Saudi royal family?

3. How does Baer characterize Adnan Khashoggi?

4. What was the context for Baer's first sight of Bandar bin Sultan's estate in Washington D.C.?

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

6. What would be the consequences of an attack on the Abqaiq complex, in Baer's opinion?

7. How does Baer characterize the process by which Saudis were granted United States visas?

8. How does Baer characterize smuggling into Saudi Arabia?

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

10. What anecdote does Baer say illustrates the standard of business in the Middle East?

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