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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 much of the world's supply of oil is produced in Saudi Arabia?
(a) One third.
(b) One half.
(c) One fifth.
(d) One fourth.

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

3. How old was Bandar bin Sultan when he became Saudi Ambassador to the U.S.?
(a) 64.
(b) 24.
(c) 34.
(d) 44.

4. Who is Adnan Khashoggi?
(a) An opposition leader in Saudi Arabia.
(b) A military advisor in Saudi Arabia.
(c) A Saudi wheeler-dealer.
(d) An oil and energy advisor.

5. What does Baer say the United States government had not performed before the Saudis were admitted to the country?
(a) Credit checks.
(b) Criminal background checks.
(c) Interviews.
(d) Background checks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baer say the Saudis have done in order to buy influence in America?

2. Where does Baer get this information about Abqaiq?

3. Baer says Bandar bin Sultan is an expert in _____________.

4. What will Baer need in order to arrange the deal he proposes to Yuri?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was Baer's business with Yuri?

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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