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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, A Consent of Silence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would the effect of a stoppage of the Abqaiq facility mean for the American economy?
(a) America would lose one third of its oil.
(b) America would not be affected.
(c) America would lose almost all of its imported oil.
(d) America would have to change to a diesel economy.

2. What does the United States State Department shield Saudi Arabia from, according to Baer?
(a) Terrorist attacks.
(b) Political instability.
(c) Monetary instability.
(d) Attacks on human rights abuses.

3. What is Robert Baer's thesis about the Saudi royal family?
(a) It will not be able to afford peace from terrorist attacks forever.
(b) It is fueling terrorism in other parts of the Middle East.
(c) It is initiating a democracy in the Middle East.
(d) It has been corrupted by oil money.

4. Why are the cylindrical towers for hydrodesulfurization vulnerabilities to the Abqaiq site?
(a) They cannot be repaired without stopping oil production for a year.
(b) Sulfur dioxide gas would be poisonous and corrosive.
(c) The towers are close to residential areas.
(d) The towers are built on a slip fault.

5. How does Baer characterize his discussion with Yuri?
(a) Interview.
(b) Examination.
(c) Fishing for information.
(d) Interrogation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles of pipeline are there in Saudi Arabia?

2. What does Baer say the Saudi princes are well-known for?

3. How many Saudis participated in the World Trade Center attacks?

4. How does Baer characterize the Saudi government in the period after 9/11?

5. How does Baer characterize the Saudi royal family under King Fahd?

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