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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Seduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the Saudi treasury reside in 1930, according to Baer?
(a) In Medina.
(b) In Mecca.
(c) In a tin trunk.
(d) In Riyadh.

2. What is Bandar bin Sultan's relationship with the Washington D.C. social scene?
(a) Abstemious hosts.
(b) Dispassionate participants.
(c) Lavish entertainers.
(d) Frugal supporters.

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

4. What is the Carlyle Group?
(a) A group of American military advisors.
(b) A group of Saudi petroleum engineers.
(c) A group of American ideologues.
(d) A group of American investors.

5. What did the House of Sa'ud build in the 1970s, according to Baer?
(a) Military bases.
(b) Schools and mosques.
(c) International treaties.
(d) Nuclear weapons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baer say the Saudis who participated in the World Trade Center attack have in common?

2. Who provides for Saudi Arabia's external defense?

3. What does Baer say Saudi money supports in the U.S.?

4. What does Baer say is tightly tied to the Saudi kingdom?

5. Baer says Bandar bin Sultan is an expert in _____________.

(see the answer key)

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