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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. Why is this oil difficult to procure?

2. What does Baer say the Saudis who participated in the World Trade Center attack have in common?

3. What does Baer say the United States began to discover after 9/11?

4. What action of Minister Na'if's surprised Robert Baer after the attack at the United States barracks in Khobar?

5. Where did Baer travel in 1994?

Short Essay Questions

1. What would be the consequences of an attack on the Abqaiq complex, in Baer's opinion?

2. What is the relationship between Baer's assessment of Saudi Arabia and the official United States assessment?

3. What simile does Baer say describes the relationship between the United States and Saudi money?

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

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

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

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

8. What anecdote does Baer say illustrates the standard of business in the Middle East?

9. How does Baer characterize smuggling into Saudi Arabia?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Baer's political views, and how are those views presented or hidden throughout the book? How does Baer present his views? Does he assume that his reader agrees with him, or does he accommodate for other political perspectives when he presents his own?

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate the case for democracy in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East based on Baer's observations. What are the main challenges to democracy in the Middle East? What are the benefits it might offer? What problems might democracy solve?

Essay Topic 3

What is the biggest problem with 'Sleeping with the Devil'? Describe the different aspects of the book that could be described as flaws. Make an argument for one of them as the biggest problem.

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