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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 was the Muslim Brotherhood's goal?

2. How does Baer characterize the delivery of United States arms to Saudi Arabia?

3. Why does Baer say the United States supports the Saudi government?

4. What did Abdallah want to do when he became the leader?

5. Why is this person a good role model?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who is the Muslim Brotherhood, and what is their role in the Middle East?

7. How does Baer say that the Middle East nations responded to the Muslim Brotherhood?

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

9. According to Baer, what is the United States policy in the Middle East?

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

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

How does Baer handle the differences between different Muslim countries? Are they lumped together, or are they treated as distinct countries with unique histories and particular relations with United States strategic interests? Does his treatment of different countries strengthen or weaken the book?

Essay Topic 3

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

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