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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. Whom did Baer suggest as a good role model for a strategy for governing in the Middle East?

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

3. Who is protecting the status quo in Saudi Arabia?

4. What rumor did Baer get wind of in Iraq?

5. What was Baer looking into there?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What changes did Crown Prince Abdallah try to make in Saudi culture?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Baer describe his night in Uzbekistan?

10. What does Baer say would have been different if the CIA had taken a different strategy on radical Islam?

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

Compare and contrast the U.S. and Saudi Arabia based on the information Baer presents. How are they similar? How are they different? Does money buy power the same way in either country? Is fundamentalist religion equally important in either country? What are the key differences between the two countries?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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