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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. Baer says the United States created this political situation in Saudi Arabia with ______________.
(a) Its need to support Israel.
(b) Its need to enforce stability in the Middle East.
(c) Its need for oil.
(d) Its need to export democracy.

2. What does Baer say the Saudis buy with American oil money?
(a) American politicians.
(b) American real estate.
(c) American weapons.
(d) European luxury goods.

3. What was the outcome when Abdallah suggested his play to Fahd?
(a) He was denied.
(b) He was exiled.
(c) He was arrested.
(d) His suggestions were accepted.

4. What does Baer say the black prince's family told him when he talked to them after the black prince was kidnapped?
(a) They had been threatened by the kidnappers.
(b) They had been sworn to silence by the FBI.
(c) They had been harassed by the FBI.
(d) The FBI had kidnapped the black prince.

5. Who is Danny Pearl?
(a) Baer's superior.
(b) A U.S. hostage in Pakistan.
(c) A reporter.
(d) A CIA operative.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the Alawites in Jordan?

2. What was the Muslim Brotherhood's goal?

3. What do Muslims feel about the Alawites, according to Baer?

4. What did Na'if blame Saudi problems on in 2002, according to Baer?

5. Who was blamed for the killings in Tashkent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the first event that convinced Baer that the CIA was out of touch with what was happening in the Middle East?

2. How has oil wealth affected the size of the Saudi royal family, in Baer's opinion?

3. Who is Khalid, and what is his role in Baer's tale?

4. Who is Danny Pearl, and what happened to him?

5. Who are the Alewites, and what is their role in Jordan?

6. What does Baer say is the effect of the Wahhabi government on Saudi culture?

7. How does Baer describe the importance of American arms in Saudi Arabia?

8. Describe Khalid Sheikh Muhammad's biography, as Baer narrates it.

9. What was the second event that convinced Baer that the CIA was out of touch with what was happening in the Middle East?

10. What problem was Saudi Arabia faced with when King Fahd suffered a stroke in 1995?

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