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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. How does Baer say the Muslim Brotherhood was viewed?

2. What does Baer say happened after King Fahd suffered a stroke in 1995?

3. Where was Khalid Sheikh Muhammad born?

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

5. Who was blamed for the killings in Tashkent?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who are the Alewites, and what is their role in Jordan?

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

7. How does Baer describe his night in Uzbekistan?

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

9. What is Baer's feeling about the CIA's interest in terrorism?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What proposals does Baer make in his book? Apparently, he wants to do things differently than they were done. How does his book propose that things be done in the future? If you feel that his book does not contain proposals, why do you think that this aspect of Baer's analysis was left out?

Essay Topic 2

What are the key contradictions at the heart of the United States' involvement in the Middle East? What balances are struck between opposing trends or movements? For instance, how does the United States' desire for democracy in the Middle East apparently balance the United States' willingness to let countries like Saudi Arabia fund terrorist states?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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