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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 plot does Baer say he passed along to the CIA?

2. What does Baer say the United States government convinced Saudi Arabia to do during the Gulf War?

3. How does Baer describe the Saudi society?

4. Where did Baer work with Zuhagr Shawish?

5. How does Baer characterize the Saudis?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has the situation in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East changed since Baer wrote 'Sleeping with the Devil'? What does the death of Osama bin Laden do to the tensions in the Middle East? What does the shift of the war from Iraq to Afghanistan do to his observations? What do the changes in the oil market--with oil reaching $100 a barrel in 2008--do to his observations? Do these phenomena bear his idea out, or do they contradict him?

Essay Topic 2

How would 'Sleeping with the Devil' be different if it were told by a woman, or if it were told from the perspective of a woman? How would an American woman tell this story? How might a Saudi woman tell this story?

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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