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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. What plot does Baer say he passed along to the CIA?
(a) To kill Crown Prince Abdallah.
(b) To blow up airplanes.
(c) To attack U.S. embassies abroad.
(d) To kidnap the black prince.

2. Who is Jamal Hamdan?
(a) An informant.
(b) A hostage.
(c) An opposition leader.
(d) A militant.

3. Where was Baer guarded by militiamen because of the danger?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Uzbekistan.
(c) Kyrgyzstan.
(d) Russia.

4. How does Baer say the Muslim Brotherhood was viewed?
(a) As a series of isolated individuals.
(b) As a local problem in various places.
(c) As an organized movement.
(d) As a messianic religion.

5. Why was the Muslim Brotherhood banned?
(a) They tried to overthrow the Jordanian government.
(b) They assassinated American journalists.
(c) They murdered American captives.
(d) They became violent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baer say Abdallah wanted to do with regard to the money from Yamama and from the Two Holy Mosques projects?

2. What happened to the Muslim Brotherhood after reprisals following an assassination attempt in 1954?

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

4. What position did Khalid hold in Khartoum when Baer met him there?

5. What was the Muslim Brotherhood's goal?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What terrorist attack followed the Boeing deal between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia?

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

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

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

7. What does Baer say was the difference between King Fahd and his son in terms of governing philosophy?

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

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

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

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