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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is Robert Baer's thesis about the Saudi royal family?
(a) It has been corrupted by oil money.
(b) It is fueling terrorism in other parts of the Middle East.
(c) It will not be able to afford peace from terrorist attacks forever.
(d) It is initiating a democracy in the Middle East.
2. What does Baer say the Saudis who participated in the World Trade Center attack have in common?
(a) They were all in the country illegally.
(b) They were all in the country legitimately.
(c) They were all in the country on student visas.
(d) They had not met requirements for their visas.
3. Whom does Baer say he met at the Paris Ritz hotel?
(a) The Kuwaiti petroleum minister.
(b) Osama bin Laden.
(c) George H. W. Bush.
(d) Adnan Khashoggi.
4. Where is Kirkuk?
(a) India.
(b) Northern Iraq.
(c) Western Afghanistan.
(d) Southern Pakistan.
5. Who is Yuri?
(a) A Russian arms dealer.
(b) A United Nations inspector.
(c) A Jordanian terrorist.
(d) An American arms expert.
6. When did the Saudi financial situation change, according to Baer?
(a) During the Iran-Iraq war.
(b) During the late 1960s.
(c) During the Gulf War.
(d) During Nixon's presidency.
7. To whom were the Saudi oil fields originally leased?
(a) Total.
(b) Gazprom.
(c) Standard Oil.
(d) Exxon.
8. What does Baer say was the United States State Department's reaction to the Saudi support in Pakistan?
(a) No protests.
(b) Covert military strikes.
(c) Vociferous protests.
(d) UN sanctions.
9. When was Saudi Arabia determined to be of vital interest to the U.S.?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1913.
(d) 1945.
10. How does Baer characterize Saudi society?
(a) Repressive.
(b) Permissive.
(c) Democratic.
(d) Open.
11. What does Yuri offer to make the deal he is making more convincing?
(a) Missiles and launchers.
(b) Bribes.
(c) Threats.
(d) Protection from organized crime.
12. What does Baer say the United States government had not performed before the Saudis were admitted to the country?
(a) Credit checks.
(b) Criminal background checks.
(c) Interviews.
(d) Background checks.
13. What does Baer say is the cost of Adnan Khashoggi's lifestyle?
(a) $50,000 a year.
(b) $100,000 a week.
(c) $50,000 a day.
(d) $15,000 week.
14. When was Robert Baer in Caesarea?
(a) 2009.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1998.
(d) 2001.
15. How many working wells are there in Saudi Arabia?
(a) More than 5,000.
(b) Fewer than 1,000.
(c) More than 1,000.
(d) More than 7,000.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Baer characterize his discussion with Yuri?
2. How does Baer characterize Saudi Arabia's per-capita spending on arms?
3. What does Baer say is the Arab way with Washington D.C.?
4. What does the State Department proclaim about Saudi Arabia, in Baer's account?
5. What is Bandar bin Sultan's relationship with the Washington D.C. social scene?
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