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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. What does the United States State Department shield Saudi Arabia from, according to Baer?

2. Whose oil is Yuri interested in?

3. How old was Bandar bin Sultan when he became Saudi Ambassador to the U.S.?

4. What did Adnan Khashoggi allegedly leave in Nixon's residence after Nixon's election?

5. What does Baer say Washington thought of Saudi Arabia after his analysis?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What other vulnerabilities does Baer describe in the Saudi oil system?

5. How does Baer characterize the effect of oil money on the Saudi royal family?

6. What was Baer's business with Yuri?

7. What protection does Baer say the United States government offers the Saudis?

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

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

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

Evaluate your own reading of 'Sleeping With the Devil.' Did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

Essay Topic 2

What is the genre of 'Sleeping with the Devil'? Is it a history, which describes a region and its background? Is it a position paper? Is it an apologia? Is it an indictment? What aspects of 'Sleeping with the Devil' fit in different genres, and which genre does 'Sleeping with the Devil' primarily belong to?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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