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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 Danny Pearl?

2. How long did the Russian occupation last, which had resulted in problems with Islamic fundamentalism?

3. What is the Saudi royal family's relationship with the International Islamic Relief Organization?

4. Baer says the commissions from the Boeing sale of aircraft to Saudi Arabia were used for __________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the role of it International Islamic Relief Organization in the Middle East?

2. How does Baer characterize America's attitude to Saudi politics?

3. What does Baer say about Russia's problems with the Muslim Brotherhood?

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

5. Who is Danny Pearl, and what happened to him?

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

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

8. What does Baer say is the flaw in the United States policy in Saudi Arabia?

9. How does Baer describe the importance of American arms in Saudi Arabia?

10. What was the CIA's interest in the Muslim Brotherhood, according to Baer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you characterize American foreign policy in the Middle East if the situation Baer describes in 'Sleeping with the Devil' is not a side-effect of neglect but an actual, deliberate policy? What if the reality on the ground is in fact the American foreign policy? What does that tell us about the ability of American foreign policy planners to create stable democratic states--or states of other stripes or colors?

Essay Topic 2

Where does terrorism rank among the threats to world security in Baer's view? What greater threats are there? What other threats are comparable to terrorism? How does Baer approach these other problems? Are his insights and observations equally useful in other areas beside terrorism?

Essay Topic 3

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.

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