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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 intelligence reports described the supporters of the Chechen rebels, according to Baer?
(a) America's.
(b) Saudi Arabia's.
(c) Russia's.
(d) Jordans.

2. What does a Congressional Research Service study say would happen if the United States took over Saudi Arabia's oil fields?
(a) The United States would be able to stabilize the world market for oil.
(b) The United States would look bad in front of the world.
(c) The United States would enflame regional tensions and instigate regional hostilities.
(d) Russia and China would fight them.

3. What does Baer say happened after King Fahd suffered a stroke in 1995?
(a) Saudi Arabia experienced problems.
(b) The people began to stage uprisings.
(c) The military made an attempt at taking control of the country.
(d) A smooth transition was made.

4. Why is this person a good role model?
(a) He instituted democratic reforms.
(b) He protected his country's independence from the oil economy.
(c) He weaned his country off petrodollars.
(d) He cracked down on the Muslim Brotherhood.

5. Who was sponsoring the Chechen training camps?
(a) Asad.
(b) The Muslim Brotherhood.
(c) Russia.
(d) King Fahd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Muslim Brotherhood's goal?

2. How does Baer characterize the Saudis?

3. How does Baer characterize the American attitude to Saudi politics?

4. What happened to the Crown Prince when his father suffered a stroke?

5. What does Baer say the Saudis buy with American oil money?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes did Crown Prince Abdallah try to make in Saudi culture?

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

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

4. What does Baer say is the flaw in the United States policy in Saudi Arabia?

5. What is Baer's feeling about the CIA's interest in terrorism?

6. How does Baer say the United States influenced Saudi culture?

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

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

9. What information did Baer pass along to the CIA that the CIA was not interested in pursuing?

10. What does Baer say would have been different if the CIA had taken a different strategy on radical Islam?

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