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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Victor Bout?

2. How many Saudis participated in the World Trade Center attacks?

3. What will Baer need in order to arrange the deal he proposes to Yuri?

4. Who does Baer say is partial owner of Air Cess?

5. Where did Baer travel in 1994?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What parts of Bandar bin Sultan's career does Baer describe?

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

4. In what way does Baer say his observations contradict the official United States statements about Saudi's anti-terrorism efforts?

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

6. How does Baer characterize the process by which Saudis were granted United States visas?

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

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

9. How does Baer describe the relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia after 9/11/2001?

10. What are the important dated Baer cites in the development of Middle East oil?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the U.S. and Saudi Arabia based on the information Baer presents. How are they similar? How are they different? Does money buy power the same way in either country? Is fundamentalist religion equally important in either country? What are the key differences between the two countries?

Essay Topic 2

How has the situation in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East changed since Baer wrote 'Sleeping with the Devil'? What does the death of Osama bin Laden do to the tensions in the Middle East? What does the shift of the war from Iraq to Afghanistan do to his observations? What do the changes in the oil market--with oil reaching $100 a barrel in 2008--do to his observations? Do these phenomena bear his idea out, or do they contradict him?

Essay Topic 3

Write a review of 'Sleeping With the Devil.' What is this book's place in culture? What are its uses? Who are its audience? What are its limitations?

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