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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 the Saudi government rule?
(a) By oppressing the people, and directing their anger against the West.
(b) By suppressing all dissent and repressing free speech.
(c) By letting the market determine the political climate.
(d) By pandering to the people with entitlement programs.

2. How does Baer describe the Saudi society?
(a) A monarchy.
(b) An advanced welfare state.
(c) A feudal aristocracy.
(d) A technocracy.

3. What did the United States try to bypass after the collapse of the Soviet Union?
(a) Communist businesses.
(b) The Russian oil pipeline.
(c) Islamic oil suppliers.
(d) Russian middle men.

4. Whom did Baer suggest as a good role model for a strategy for governing in the Middle East?
(a) Saddam Hussein.
(b) Asad of Syria.
(c) Crown Prince Abdallah.
(d) King Fahd.

5. What position did Khalid hold in Khartoum when Baer met him there?
(a) Judge.
(b) President.
(c) Informant.
(d) Militant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Baer say the Saudi royal family hasn't taken this step?

2. Why didn't the CIA have information about the Muslim Brotherhood in the 1950s, according to Baer?

3. How does Baer characterize the Saudis?

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

5. Who are the Alawites in Jordan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Baer say is the greatest force preserving the status quo in Saudi Arabia?

3. According to Baer, what is the United States policy in the Middle East?

4. Who is the Muslim Brotherhood, and what is their role in the Middle East?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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