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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. Whose oil is Yuri interested in?
(a) Syria's.
(b) Iraq's.
(c) Saudi Arabia's.
(d) Kuwait's.

2. What did Adnan Khashoggi allegedly leave in Nixon's residence after Nixon's election?
(a) Military plans for Russian ground forces in Korea.
(b) Security codes for Saudi military installations.
(c) $1 million in cash.
(d) Blueprints for the Pakistani nuclear complex.

3. When did oil development begin in Kirkuk?
(a) 1913.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1931.

4. When did Bandar bin Sultan become Saudi ambassador to the U.S.?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1989.

5. Which nation holds the largest reserves of oil in the world?
(a) Russia.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Iran.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Baer get this information about Abqaiq?

2. What Pakistani project did the Saudi government support with more than $1 billion in aid?

3. What does the United States State Department shield Saudi Arabia from, according to Baer?

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

5. Why is this oil difficult to procure?

Short Essay Questions

1. What other vulnerabilities does Baer describe in the Saudi oil system?

2. What was Baer's business with Yuri?

3. How does Baer characterize Adnan Khashoggi?

4. How does Baer characterize smuggling into Saudi Arabia?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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