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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. Where did Baer work with Zuhagr Shawish?
2. How does Baer describe the Saudi society?
3. What did Abdallah want to do when he became the leader?
4. What did Asad do when the Muslim Brotherhood tried to have him killed?
5. Who is Khalid?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Baer characterize America's attitude to Saudi politics?
2. What was the CIA's interest in the Muslim Brotherhood, according to Baer?
3. What does Baer say is the flaw in the United States policy in Saudi Arabia?
4. How does Baer describe the importance of American arms in Saudi Arabia?
5. What problem was Saudi Arabia faced with when King Fahd suffered a stroke in 1995?
6. Describe Khalid Sheikh Muhammad's biography, as Baer narrates it.
7. Who is Danny Pearl, and what happened to him?
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. What was the second event that convinced Baer that the CIA was out of touch with what was happening in the Middle East?
10. According to Baer, what is the United States policy in the Middle East?
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
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
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?
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