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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 Baer say the Saudis buy with American oil money?

2. Why was the Muslim Brotherhood banned?

3. What did the United States try to bypass after the collapse of the Soviet Union?

4. What was Baer's position in Iraq?

5. Why does Baer say the Saudi royal family hasn't taken this step?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How has oil wealth affected the size of the Saudi royal family, in Baer's opinion?

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

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

5. What does Baer say is the greatest force preserving the status quo in Saudi Arabia?

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

7. How does Baer describe his night in Uzbekistan?

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

9. What does Baer say is the effect of the Wahhabi government on Saudi culture?

10. Who is Khalid, and what is his role in Baer's tale?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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 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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